Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301530929 - Stark Truss Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301530929

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 11/04/1997

Site Address:
Stark Truss Co. Inc.
500 Component Dr.
Edgerton, OH 43517

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 535, Edgerton, OH 43517

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2439

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/02/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/15/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102102449

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
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	04/02/1998	05/06/1998	$1,800	$4,500	$0	04/27/1998	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202085403

Event: 11/03/1997

EMPLOYEE FATALLY CRUSHED BY FALLING TRUSSES

Employees were experiencing trouble aligning trusses that were being manufactured. The plates that join the wood together on the trusses had interlocked with each other binding several of the trusses together. The employees tried to free the trusses on the truss table but were unable to do so. There were 21 trusses in the load and each truss weighed approximately 300 lbs. Employees decided to remove the trusses from the table with the forklift. The load was then placed on the ground next to a telephone pole standing upright. Employee #1 walked over to the employee driving the fork truck to explain how to fix the problem and the trusses fell, fatally pinning him to the ground.

Keywords: TRUSS, COLLAPSE, PINNED, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301530929			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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