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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314169111 - Kelly Services, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Kelly Services, Inc
4151 4th Street S.W.
Mason City, IA 50401
Mailing Address:
999 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, MN 48084
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4212
NAICS: 562111/Solid Waste Collection
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/12/2010
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/29/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100522069 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $875 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $875 |
| Current Penalty | $650 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $650 |
| 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 | Serious | 880004 | 03/12/2010 | 04/28/2010 | $650 | $875 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a garbage collector, was trying to grab a large piece of cardboard out of the back of a 2004 Sterling, Heil PT 1000 rear-load refuse (garbage) truck, when Employee #2 began to close the tailgate. Employee #1 was caught by the tail gate. When Employee #2 heard Employee #1 yelling, he opened the tailgate and Employee #1 fell backwards to the ground. Other employees came to help and the manager took Employee #1 to Pella Hospital. While at Pella Hospital, Employee #1 began to have seizures, so Pella Hospital Life-Flighted him to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, where he died at approximately 7:00 p.m. on February 10, 2010. Employee #1 had sustained a vertebral artery rupture.
Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, TAILGATE, PPE, CAUGHT BY, RUPTURE, ARTERY, VERTEBRA
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 314169111 | Fatality | Other | Garbage collectors |