Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304693716 - Sylvest Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304693716

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 09/20/2001

Site Address:
Sylvest Farms, Inc.
3500 Western Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36125

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 250050, Montgomery, AL 36125

Union Status: Union

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/2001

Emphasis: S:Food Processing

Case Closed: 05/21/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100451434

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$9,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,500
Current Penalty	$6,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,750
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
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	01/15/2002	01/18/2002	$5,500	$7,000	$0	02/01/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 D01	01/15/2002	05/19/2002	$1,250	$2,500	$0	02/01/2002	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19040002 A	01/15/2002	01/18/2002	$0	$0	$0		F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200451102

Event: 09/19/2001

Employee killed when neck broken by falling ice block

On September 19, 2001, Employee #1 and two other Sylvest Farms' employees were assigned to work in the big ice house, one of two at the plant. At approximately 2:45 p.m., a coworker, using a pick ax, was chipping ice from the top of an ice pile, approximately 7 feet above the floor, when a large chunk or chunks of ice broke loose and fell. Employee #1, who was shoveling ice into the floor auger, was struck by the falling ice and fell backward, striking his head on the floor. Employee #1 was taken to Baptist Medical Center South where he was pronounced dead, with the cause of death listed as a broken neck.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FALL, NECK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304693716			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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