Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301031027 - Thomas Fowler Trucking, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301031027

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 05/01/1997

Site Address:
Thomas Fowler Trucking, Inc.
James Russell Tract
Independence, MS 38638

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 392, Senatobia, MS 38668

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/07/1997

Emphasis: L:Xlogging

Case Closed: 04/22/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101360378

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	19100266 H06 V	06/24/1997	06/27/1997	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201360302

Event: 04/30/1997

Employee killed when crushed by falling log

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 1997, Employee #1 was binding a load of logs to his log truck's trailer. The truck was equipped with two wire rope binders, one near the front and the other near the rear of the trailer. Employee #1 normally bound a load at the front first; on this occasion, however, he bound the load from the rear of the trailer first. As he did so, the force being applied caused the end of one of the logs to be lifted over the front stanchion of the trailer and fall to the ground. The log struck Employee #1 on the back, causing his head to strike the metal frame of the trailer. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, LOG, STRUCK AGAINST, TRAILER TRUCK, LOG TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301031027			Fatality	Concussion	Truck drivers, heavy

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