Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101166874 - Wh Transportation Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101166874

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 05/02/1988

Site Address:
Wh Transportation Co Inc
10805 Bus. Hwy 51
Rothschild, WI 54401

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1222, Wausau, WI 54401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/11/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/14/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360565824

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19040002 A	06/10/1988	07/05/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 851212

Event: 05/01/1988

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY FRONT END LOADER

ON SUNDAY, MAY 1, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WAITING AT THE WEYERHAEUSER PAPER COMPANY TO PICK UP A LOAD WITH THE W.H. TRANSPORT SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE DRIVING. THEIR SON WAS ALSO WITH THEM. THEY HAD BEEN WAITING IN LINE NEARLY 2 HOURS AND WERE GETTING IMPATIENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEEN WALKING THROUGH THE MILL YARD AT LEAST 3 TIMES TO CHECK ON THE LOADING PROGRESS. DURING ALL THIS TIME A LARGE FRONT END LOADER WAS MOVING WOOD CHIPS FROM A WOOD PILE TO THE CHIP UNLOADING AREA ON A MILL ROAD. ON EMPLOYEE #1'S LAST TRIP TO CHECK ON THE LOADING PROGRESS SHE WAS RUN OVER AND KILLED BY THE FRONT END LOADER WHILE IT WAS MOVING ALONG THE COMPANY ROAD.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101166874			Fatality	Concussion	Truck drivers, heavy

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