Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309770055 - Graber Concrete Pipe Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309770055

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 01/17/2007

Site Address:
Graber Concrete Pipe Co.
24 West 121 Army Trail Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3272

NAICS: 327332/Concrete Pipe Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/2007

Emphasis: L:Piv, N:Amputate, S:Amputations, S:Electrical, S:Fall From Height, S:Powered Ind Vehicle

Case Closed: 09/14/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100821719

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	14	2	4	1		21
Current Violations	14	2	4	1		21
Initial Penalty	$20,100	$70,000	$16,200	$0	$0	$106,300
Current Penalty	$15,075	$52,500	$12,150	$0	$0	$79,725
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	19100106 G09	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100110 E04 III	07/16/2007	08/03/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100146 C01	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100146 C02	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100146 C04	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100146 E01	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100146 G01	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008A	Serious	19100178 A04	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$900	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01008B	Serious	19100178 A05	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01008C	Serious	19100178 A06	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01009	Serious	19100178 P01	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01010	Serious	19100178 Q07	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01011	Serious	19100303 G01 II	07/16/2007	08/03/2007	$900	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01012	Serious	19100303 G02 I	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01013	Serious	19100305 G01 IIIB	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01014	Serious	19101200 H03 III	07/16/2007	08/03/2007	$900	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	02001	Willful	19100023 C01	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$26,250	$35,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	02002	Willful	19100027 D01 II	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$26,250	$35,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	03001	Repeat	19100023 A08	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$3,150	$4,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	03002	Repeat	19100023 E01	07/16/2007	08/03/2007	$2,250	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	03003	Repeat	19100147 D04 I	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$4,500	$6,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	03004	Repeat	19100219 D01	07/16/2007	07/19/2007	$2,250	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	04001	Other	19100024 H	07/16/2007	09/14/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200823466

Event: 01/17/2007

Employee Is Asphyxiated When Engulfed in Sand

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on January 17th, 2007, Employee #1 was on the roof of a building next to the hopper of sand attempting to break the frozen sand loose in the hopper. Employee #1 fell into the hopper and became engulfed. There was no fall protection provided for Employee #1 working around the hopper or on the roof. Employee #1 was asphyxiated.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, ROOF, SAND, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED, UNGUARDED, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309770055			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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