Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111954210 - Clark Bros., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111954210

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 12/03/1996

Site Address:
Clark Bros., Inc.
32588 W. Adams & Derrick
Mendota, CA 93640

Mailing Address:
19772 S. Elgin, Dos Palos, CA 93620

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0724

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/03/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361388861

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3210 A12	01/23/1997	12/03/1996	$150	$3,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170716997

Event: 11/18/1996

Employee killed in fall through skylight

Employee #1 was asked by his supervisor to hand him a broom to clean out a pipe elbow at roof eave height. Instead of staying in the manlift and handing the broom to his supervisor, Employee #1 climbed out and started to sweep. He was moving higher on the roof when he stepped on a corrugated plastic skylight and fell 25 ft to the gin floor. Employee #1 was killed. The roof and skylight were covered with cotton lint and dust and could not be distinguished from one another. Employee #1 and his supervisor were also exposed to falling 15 ft from the roof edge.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, DUST, ROOF, AGRICULTURE, CLEANING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HOUSEKEEPING, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111954210			Fatality	Concussion	Farm workers

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