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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 694118.015 - Pmi Iowa, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 694118.015
Report ID: 0625700
Date Opened: 10/17/2012

Site Address:
Pmi Iowa, Llc
933 River Road
Westwego, LA 70094

Mailing Address:
3692 N. Dayton Ave., Ames, IA 50010

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/24/2013

Emphasis: L:Gifall, L:Grain

Case Closed: 05/15/2013

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 619950
Inspection 694338 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 6 1 7
Current Violations 6 1 7
Initial Penalty $25,900 $0 $0 $700 $0 $26,600
Current Penalty $13,300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,300
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 04/12/2013 04/25/2013 $2,450 $4,900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19260251 A06 04/12/2013 04/25/2013 $2,450 $4,900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19260251 C01 04/12/2013 04/25/2013 $1,750 $3,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01004 Serious 19260251 C04 IV 04/12/2013 04/25/2013 $2,450 $4,900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01005 Serious 19260416 E01 04/12/2013 04/25/2013 $1,750 $2,800 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01005A Other 19260405 G02 III 04/12/2013 04/25/2013 $0 $700 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 01006 Serious 19260553 A04 04/12/2013 04/25/2013 $2,450 $4,900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 31955.015
Event: 10/16/2012
Employee falls in elevator and is killed

At 4:30 p.m. on October 16, 2012, an employee was preparing to leave for the day by securing the jobsite and gathering tools. The employee operated a winch to lift an elevator car by using an extended control switch while riding inside the car with a coworker. The winch cable was damaged on the drum of the winch and snapped apart allowing the elevator to free-fall to the bottom of the shaft. The employee's arm was amputated and the employee also sustained multiple fractures. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Amputation, Broken Cable, Caught In, Chock, Crushing, Elevated Work Platform, Elevator, Fall, Falling Object, Grain Elevator, Hoist, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 694118.015 25 M Hospitalized injury Elevator installers and repairers
2 694118.015 44 M Fatality Elevator installers and repairers
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