Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316699784 - Melvin T. Wheeler & Sons, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 316699784

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 07/12/2013

Site Address:
Melvin T. Wheeler & Sons, Inc.
Bently, Patterson Rd & Claribel
Riverbank, CA 95367

Mailing Address:
5301 Woodland Ave, Modesto, CA 95358

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 484220/ Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/15/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/23/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102730082

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$410	$0	$410
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$410	$0	$410
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	Other	3241 C	09/03/2013	09/20/2013	$410	$410	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202691762

Event: 06/06/2013

Employee's Ribs Are Fractured by Falling Bale of Hay

On June 6, 2013, Employee #1, a truck driver with Melvin T. Wheeler and Sons, Inc., was tying down the ropes on the back trailer, as it was already unloaded. At the same time, a coworker, the squeeze operator, was starting to unload stacks of bales of hay from a front flat bed trailer. Each stack was made of three 1,000 pound bales of hay. The coworker inserted the squeeze forks on the side of the bales, and the forks apparently became snagged. As the coworker was trying to reposition the forks, the top two bales fell off, landing on the back trailer. One bale landed on top of Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractured ribs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JAMMED, TRAILER TRUCK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, RIB, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316699784			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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