Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314244179 - Witmer Mulch

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 314244179

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 03/02/2011

Site Address:
Witmer Mulch
1402 Eshelman Mill Road
Willow Street, PA 17584

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3999

NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/07/2011

Emphasis: S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 11/02/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100571629
Referral	200574754	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$8,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,400
Current Penalty	$5,040	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,040
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	04/14/2011	10/14/2011	$2,520	$4,200	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100184 C09	04/14/2011	10/14/2011	$2,520	$4,200	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200571545

Event: 03/02/2011

Employee Is Struck and Killed by Falling Load

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March 2, 2011, Employee #1, a delivery driver with Witmer Mulch, was at a loading area helping to load a mulch hopper onto a flatbed tractor-trailer. A chain was attached to the factory-welded lifting eyelets on the top of the hopper. A Caterpillar 938F wheeled loader lifted the hopper. It slid off the loader's forks and struck the left side of Employee #1's head and face. He was killed.

Keywords: CHAIN, LOADING, SUSPENDED CEILING, UNSECURED, TRUCK, LOADER, STRUCK BY, FLATBED TRUCK, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314244179			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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