Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307041558 - Pember Companies, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307041558

Report ID: 0523900

Date Opened: 09/15/2006

Site Address:
Pember Companies, Inc.
Exit 45 Wb Off Ramp From I-94
Menomonie, WI 54751

Mailing Address:
N4449 469th St., Menomonie, WI 54751

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/2006

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 02/07/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100340561

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
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
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	11/03/2006	02/02/2007	$2,100	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260020 B04	11/03/2006	02/02/2007	$2,100	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19040029 B01	11/03/2006	11/24/2006	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02002	Other	19040032 A02	11/03/2006	11/24/2006	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200340685

Event: 09/15/2006

Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Overturned Loader

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on September 15, 2006, Employee #1 was placing a load of gravel into a dump truck with a rubber-tired front end loader. The bucket of the loader was fully extended above the dump truck box, when the loader tipped over sideways and rolled down an embankment one complete revolution and landed on its side. The employee was not wearing a seat belt and the cab door appeared to be propped open at the time of the accident. The employee was ejected from the cab of the loader and pinned beneath the left side of the loader. He was crushed and killed. Further investigation revealed that the employee had no specific training on the operation of the loader but was evaluated by other foremen and operators as to his competency, prior to being allowed to operate the loader.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, LOADER, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307041558			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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