Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303820484 - St. Louis Auto Shredding, Division Of Pielet Bros.

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303820484

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 09/05/2004

Site Address:
St. Louis Auto Shredding, Division Of Pielet Bros.
1200 North First St.
East St Louis, IL 62071

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 130, National City, IL 62071

Union Status: Union

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/14/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100841303

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			2		7
Current Violations	5			2		7
Initial Penalty	$12,650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,650
Current Penalty	$6,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,900
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	03/04/2005	03/30/2005	$2,000	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100134 C01	03/04/2005	03/30/2005	$400	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100134 E01	03/04/2005	03/23/2005	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01002C	Serious	19100134 F02	03/04/2005	03/16/2005	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01002D	Serious	19100134 K01	03/04/2005	03/23/2005	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	01003	Serious	19100180 C02	03/04/2005	03/23/2005	$1,300	$2,450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01004A	Serious	19100180 D03	03/04/2005	03/23/2005	$0	$2,450	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01004B	Serious	19100180 D04	03/04/2005	03/23/2005	$1,200	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01004C	Serious	19100180 D06	03/04/2005	03/30/2005	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	01004D	Serious	19100180 G01	03/04/2005	03/30/2005	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	01005A	Serious	19100180 H02 II	03/04/2005	03/30/2005	$2,000	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01005B	Serious	19100180 H03 IB	03/04/2005	03/30/2005	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	02001	Other	19100132 D02	03/04/2005	04/15/2005	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	02002A	Other	19101200 E01	03/04/2005	03/23/2005	$0	$0	$0	-
15.	02002B	Other	19101200 H01	03/04/2005	03/30/2005	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200841047

Event: 09/05/2004

Employee crushed and killed by cutting station tank

Employee #1 cut a tank car tank from the under carriage, went to the back of another tank, and sat down. A crane then lifted the free tank from the under carriage. The tank was lowered to the ground, rolled into the cutting station tank, pushing it onto Employee #1. The tank crushed and killed him.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, TORSO, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TANK, CRANE, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303820484			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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