Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307307249 - Homier Distribution Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307307249

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 02/09/2004

Site Address:
Homier Distribution Company, Inc.
329 N. Main
Goodland, KS 67735

Mailing Address:
84 Commercial Rd, Huntington, IN 46750

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5999

NAICS: 453998/All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/05/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/10/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101343135

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$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	Other	19040039 A	04/13/2004	04/19/2004	$500	$500	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19100178 L06	04/13/2004	04/28/2004	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201343514

Event: 02/07/2004

Employee killed after being caught between mast and carriage

On February 7, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a forklift loading a 40-ft box trailer from the rear. The employee put the forklift in park and reached through the lifting carriage. After reaching through the carriage, part of his body activated the down lever, and lowered the lifting carriage (fork) mechanism. The employee's head was caught between the horizontal mast member and the fork frame member of the lifting carriage. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307307249			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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