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Inspection: 565218.015 - Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights
Site Address:
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
2901 Missouri Avenue
Granite City, IL 62040
Mailing Address:
2901 Missouri Avenue, Granite City, IL 62040
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 312111/Soft Drink Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/07/2012
Emphasis: L:Piv
Close Case:02/13/2014
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 488530 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $12,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,500 |
| Current Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 02/07/2013 | 02/22/2013 | $7,000 | $5,500 | $0 | 03/01/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100147 D03 | 02/07/2013 | 02/22/2013 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 03/01/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100147 D04 I | 02/07/2013 | 02/22/2013 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/01/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 5:00 A.M. on August 7, 2012, Employee #1 was fatally injured while performing his regularly assigned duties in the warehouse. The warehouse receives palletiz ed, shrink wrapped cases of drink products which are transported to and placed i nto the racking system via an Elettric-80 Laser Guided Vehicles (LGV). The LGVs used in this facility are equipped with two pull cord e-stops on the front corne rs of the LGV and two push-pull e-stops on the rear corners. The LGV involved in the fatal accident, #20, encountered an obstacle and stopped roughly 12 inches into the rack at bay location D04139-D04137. The LGV sounded an alarm at 4:49 am and Employee #1 responded. At 5:01:23 Employee #1 activated the pull cord e-sto p; one of the two on the corner fronts of the LGV. The stop was activated for 7 seconds until 5:01:30, at which time the alarm was cleared. It was assumed that Employee #1 had removed the obstacle from the laser beam sensors under the LGV t hat had caused it to stop. At 5:15:46, a coworker (forklift operator) found Empl oyee #1 pinned between the LGV in the front of the bay and the rack upright. Emp loyee #1 was unresponsive. The coroner confirmed that Employee #1 was killed as a result of a fatal crushing injury to his upper torso which caused traumatic as phyxia.
Keywords:asphyxiated, crushing, material handling, powered industrial vehicle, struck by
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 565218.015 | Fatality | Supervisors; distrib., sched'g & adjusting clerks |