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Inspection: 301988044 - Parish Ready Mix, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge

Nr: 301988044	Report ID: 0625700	Open Date: 12/01/1997

Parish Ready Mix, Inc.
33855 Walker Road, N. Walker, LA 70785		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC: 3273/Ready-Mixed Concrete

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Complete	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	12/01/1997
Planning Guide:	Safety-Manufacturing	Close Case:	03/27/1998

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	361125230

Violation Summary
	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 Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	19100023 C01	02/09/1998	02/13/1998	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 170082408		Event: 11/26/1997	Employee Killed When Buried In Hopper Of Cement Powder
Employee #1, a laborer, was cleaning the filters at the top of a cement hopper. He fell into the hopper of powdered cement and was buried. When coworkers found him, only his hand was sticking above the cement powder. They retrieved him from the hopper and he was transported to the local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.
Keywords: asphyxiated, cement powder, lifeline, work rules, cleaning, flowing material, fall, fall protection, buried, hopper
1	301988044		Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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