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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 304406234 - Whistler Tile & Stone, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Billings Area Office
Site Address:
Whistler Tile & Stone, Inc.
331 S. Ferndale
Bigfork, MT 59911
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3281
NAICS: 327991/Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/05/2002
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/16/2003
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360897250 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 8 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Current Violations | 8 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $8,750 | $0 | $0 | $600 | $0 | $9,350 |
| Current Penalty | $4,675 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,675 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 04/08/2003 | 04/12/2003 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100024 H | 04/08/2003 | 04/18/2003 | $200 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100147 C01 | 04/08/2003 | 05/02/2003 | $500 | $1,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100157 C04 | 04/08/2003 | 04/26/2003 | $200 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Serious | 19100178 A04 | 04/08/2003 | 05/30/2003 | $375 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01006 | Serious | 19100178 L06 | 04/08/2003 | 04/25/2003 | $200 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01007 | Serious | 19100178 P01 | 04/08/2003 | 04/18/2003 | $200 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 8. | 01008A | Serious | 19100213 C01 | 04/08/2003 | 04/11/2003 | $500 | $1,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 9. | 01008B | Serious | 19100213 C02 | 04/08/2003 | 04/11/2003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 10. | 01008C | Serious | 19100213 C03 | 04/08/2003 | 04/11/2003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 11. | 02001 | Other | 19040004 A | 04/08/2003 | 04/18/2003 | $0 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 12. | 02002 | Other | 19100037 Q01 | 04/08/2003 | 04/25/2003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 13. | 02003A | Other | 19100157 E02 | 04/08/2003 | 04/18/2003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 14. | 02003B | Other | 19100157 E03 | 04/08/2003 | 04/18/2003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on November 14, 2002, Employee #1 offered to help a coworker move a granite slab from the yard to the fabrication shop. Employee #1 went to the A-frame that held the granite slabs and the coworker went to the fabrication shop and started to back a forklift out into the yard when he heard a thud. The coworker looked over and saw Employee #1 pinned between slab of granite that had fallen over to another A-frame with granite slabs. The slab that pinned Employee #1 weighed approximately 1,400 pounds and was 5.67 ft tall by 10.25 ft long by 1.25 inches thick. The A-frame he was pinned against was approximately 3 ft from the A-frame that held the slab that fell over. Several workers came out and freed Employee #1 and tried to resuscitate him. Employee #1 was bleeding profusely from an open skull fracture approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him without success and he died.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PIN, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SKULL, STRUCK BY
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 304406234 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |