Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115335317 - J R Simplot Company

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Yakima Service Location, Yakima, Wa

Inspection Nr: 115335317

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 03/04/1996

Site Address:
J R Simplot Company
Ibp & Dodd Road
Wallula, WA 99363

Mailing Address:
Hc 85 Box 275, Grandview, ID 83624

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/02/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/02/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361034333

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170234462

Event: 03/02/1996

Employee dies of suffocation when pinned in valve box

Employee #1 was reaching down 4 feet into a valve box in an attempt to turn on a water valve. He became wedged upside down between the sidewall and a vertical water line, and he could not extricate himself. He died of suffocation.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, SUFFOCATED, PINNED, WORK RULES

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115335317			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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