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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 565218.015 - Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office
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
Case Closed: 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 Cited | 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 | $0 | $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 palletized, shrink wrapped cases of drink products which are transported to and placed into 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 corners 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-stop; 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 that had caused it to stop. At 5:15:46, a coworker (forklift operator) found Employee #1 pinned between the LGV in the front of the bay and the rack upright. Employee #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 asphyxia.
Keywords: Asphyxiated, Crushing, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 565218.015 | 43 | M | Fatality | Supervisors; distrib., sched'g & adjusting clerks |