Inspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa | ||||
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Nr: 1445528.015 | Report ID: 0751910 | Open Date: 11/15/2019 | ||
Midwest Tank Llc | ||||
59129 Lincoln Highway Nevada, IA 50201 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
SIC: | ||||
NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | ||||
Mailing: Po Box 451, South West City, MO 64863 | ||||
Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
Ownership: | Private | |||
Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 11/15/2019 | |
Emphasis: | S:Fall, S:Scaffold | Close Case: | 05/13/2020 | |
Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
Accident | 1518360 |
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $15,912 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,912 |
Current Penalty | $12,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,000 |
FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Violation Items | |||||||||||
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# | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100178 L04 III | 04/07/2020 | 05/01/2020 | $3,000 | $3,978 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 04/07/2020 | 05/22/2020 | $3,000 | $3,978 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260602 C01 I | 04/07/2020 | 05/01/2020 | $3,000 | $3,978 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 01004 | Serious | 19260602 C01 II | 04/07/2020 | 05/01/2020 | $3,000 | $3,978 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
Summary Nr: 121802.015 | Event: 11/14/2019 | Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Galvanized Steel Ring | ||||
At 10:00 a.m. on November 14, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, a forklift operator, were working on a commercial construction project. Employee #1 was removing bolts from a bin jack attached to a 6,300 lbs., (center ring for the roof of a digester tank). The coworker lowered the center ring section of a large digester tank to a Jib of a fully extended, JCB 512 rough terrain, forklift and Employee #1 then placed himself under the galvanized center ring of the 6,300 lbs. ring.As Employee #1 pried on the bin jack to remove a bolt, the bolt finally became free and the rough terrain forklift center and outer ring then fell on and crushed Employee #1 on the concrete floor below. The coworker then worked to try to move the boom and the ring off of Employee #1; however, after being crushed by the weight of the steel ring, Employee #1 then sustained fatal injuries to the chest and head and was killed. | ||||||
Keywords: ring, forklift, bolt, boom, fall, dismantling, crushed, construction, concrete, collapse, construction vehicle, chest, caught between, head, bolting, operator, contact, steel, tank, chest pain | ||||||
Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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1 | 1445528.015 | Fatality | Other |