Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301311536 - Wooden Pallets Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301311536

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 03/04/1998

Site Address:
Wooden Pallets Inc.
2 Miles East Of Silsbee On Business 96
Silsbee, TX 77656

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 555, Silsbee, TX 77656

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2448

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/06/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360902043

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	19100176 B	04/27/1998	05/30/1998	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201760493

Event: 03/03/1998

Employee killed when multiple lumber beams fall on him

Employee #1, a woodyard assistant at Wooden Pallets Incorporated, was working in the storage yard. Employee #1 placed three runners on the ground so that a forklift operator could place a load of lumber. As the forklift driver was lowering the load, one of the runners fell over. The forklift driver backed up, and Employee #1 righted the runner and stepped to the left side of the load, behind an adjacent row of lumber. The forklift driver backed away from the load and as his forks cleared it, he noticed that the bunks in the adjacent row of lumber were falling. The row of lumber consisted of 6 in. by 6-in. by 10-ft rough-cut beams, packaged in piles of 49 beams on average. The stack closest to Employee #1 was three bunks high, (about 11.5 ft) with six adjacent stacks containing four bunks (approximately 15 ft high). The beams were estimated to weigh between 150-180 lbs each. The end stack fell over and struck Employee #1, who was killed.

Keywords: BEAM, LUMBER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301311536			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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