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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 316512995 - Oxton Transport, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Oxton Transport, Inc.
1705 N. Broadway Street
Red Oak, IA 51566
Mailing Address:
3939 7th Avenue N.W., Fargo, ND 58102
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4213
NAICS: 484230/ Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/27/2012
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: S:Fatality Catastrophe
Case Closed: 08/17/2012
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100522556 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | $2,500 |
| 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 | 19040039 A | 07/20/2012 | 08/15/2012 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On April 24, 2012, Employee #1, a commercial truck driver, was in the vicinity of a Polar Tank Trailer VIN Number 1PMS1442941026925. The tanker was being filled with liquid fertilizer 9-18-9-1, with Employee #1 monitoring levels of product loaded into the trailer. Another transport driver, Employee #2, and a scale operator/dispatcher, Dispatcher Employee #3, were also in the vicinity, both of whom were employed by separate employers than Employee #1. Neither Employee #2 nor Dispatcher Employee #3 witnessed Employee #1 climbing onto the tanker or subsequently falling off the top of the tanker trailer. According to the medical report, Employee #1 suffered major spinal and cranial injuries sustained from an unrestrained fall from height. Employee #1 was found by Employee #2 lying on his back, bleeding from the skull and unresponsive. Employee #1 was transported by emergency services to a local hospital and later by air ambulance to a regional trauma center where he died two days later on April 26, 2012.
Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, SPINE, DRIVER, FALL, TRACTOR--TRUCK, TRAILER, TRUCK DRIVER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316512995 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, heavy |