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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311399703 - Wausau Concrete Company, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office
Site Address:
Wausau Concrete Company, Inc.
150 N. Calhoun Road
Brookfield, WI 53005
Mailing Address:
205 North Street P.O. Box 100, Marathon, WI 54448
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3272
NAICS: 327332/Concrete Pipe Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Unprog Rel
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/03/2008
Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Hwy Street Bridge Constr, S:Struck-By, S:Trenching
Case Closed: 05/15/2009
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 | $0 | $900 |
| 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 | Other | 19260021 B02 | 09/09/2008 | 09/15/2008 | $900 | $4,500 | $0 | 09/30/2008 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 26, 2008, Employee #1, a truck driver, was delivering concrete pipe and components. He was rigging a concrete sewer catch basin to be lifted from a flatbed truck. A front end loader with a two leg chain sling assembly attached to the top of the front end loader bucket was being used. He was on the truck trailer securing the attaching pins to concrete sewer parts. He placed the securing pin from one leg of the chain assembly through the top hole on the concrete catch basin, since it was loaded on its side. The intent was to first pivot the piece to raise it onto its bottom base and then secure the second pin through the other hole to lift it off the truck bed. The front end loader raised the bucket to lift and pivot the piece. The piece pivoted up and onto its base. As the piece pivoted onto the base there was a bit of rocking by the piece. Employee #1 thinking that it was going to fall off the side of the truck placed his right hand at the top corner of the piece to try and steady it. The weight of the piece being lifted was taken off the loader bucket, the front end loader bucket encounter some deflection in the bucket. This deflection of the bucket contacted Employee #1's hand, pinching and crushing it between front end loader blade and top of the concrete catch basin. Employee #1 was hospitalized, and his hand was almost fully amputated.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PIPE, STRUCK BY, SLING, CONCRETE, HAND, TRUCK DRIVER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311399703 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Truck drivers, heavy |