Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307062398 - Kuehn Brothers Trucking

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307062398

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 07/27/2005

Site Address:
Kuehn Brothers Trucking
561 27th Street
Caledonia, WI 53108

Mailing Address:
5020 Hwy 52 North, Rochester, MN 55901

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5012

NAICS: 423110/Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/12/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/21/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100121409

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	01/13/2006	01/26/2006	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200122661

Event: 07/26/2005

Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Car Carrier

On July 26, 2005, Employee #1, while loading used cars onto the auto transport truck carrier, unknowingly actuated the hydraulic controls to ramp carrier Number 12 during the loading process. This caused the carrier to move into a forward and downward position. Ramp Number 12 also had a car positioned on it at the time of the accident. The unintended movement caught Employee #1, pinning and crushing him into the hood and windshield of the car positioned on the ramp. Two employees from another auto transport company that were picking up vehicles found Employee #1 and attempted to remove him, but were unsuccessful. They then called emergency medical services, which responded to the scene and carried out the extraction of Employee #1. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, HOISTING MECHANISM, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307062398			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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