Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311610000 - Wilkes & Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311610000

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 07/13/2009

Site Address:
Wilkes & Co. Inc.
205 Sprowl Rd.
Huron, OH 44839

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 98, Huron, OH 44839

Union Status: Union

SIC:3699

NAICS: 335999/All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/13/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Fall From Height, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 11/13/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202100921	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
Current Penalty	$1,350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,350
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	09/11/2009	09/30/2009	$900	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100067 C02 II	09/11/2009	10/15/2009	$450	$750	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202089025

Event: 07/13/2009

Employee Is Struck by Vehicle, Sustains Fractur

Two employees were task to replace and repair a windmill generation system. The company rented a Genie Model S-85 Aerial Lift to access the top to the windmill. At the start of the work day Employee #1, the onsite foreman, was maneuvering the lift into working position. Employee #1 drove the machine into the roadway to swing the boom arm around. Employee #1 entered the roadway, and, a vehicle traveling eastbound, apparently not seeing the lift, struck the basket head on. No form of traffic control or warning system was utilize during and prior to the accident. Employee #1 suffered unspecified fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, VEHICLE, TRAFFIC CONTROL, STRUCK BY, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311610000			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

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