Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18242172 - J.H. Sultenfuss, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18242172

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 02/07/1989

Site Address:
J.H. Sultenfuss, Inc.
3000 E. Busch Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33617

Mailing Address:
4401 West Crest Avenue, Tampa, FL 33614

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7996

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/06/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/10/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360453716

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
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	Serious	5A0001	06/15/1989	06/18/1989	$490	$490	$0	07/10/1989	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14346472

Event: 02/05/1989

Employee killed when crushed by elephant

On a Sunday at 2:15 p.m., Employee #1 and the contractor/elephant owner were leading a male elephant from an outside yard area into a holding/feeding barn. After opening a gate from the yard area, the owner and employee began to lead the elephant up a slightly graduated cement ramp, 9 feet in length and enclosed on the sides by metal rail fences, toward the barn door. Both men were apparently on the left side of the elephant. The normal procedure was for the owner to be at the front left shoulder of the animal and his assistant to be at the left rear flank. For unknown reasons, the employee either fell or was knocked down by the elephant. The elephant then pushed his head into the employee's chest, crushing him to death. Employee #1 was not working at his regularly-assigned elephant handling duties. The weather was mild, clear, and sunny.

Keywords: CHEST, ELEPHANT, ANIMAL HANDLER, CRUSHED, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18242172			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.