Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310807177 - Scherbenske & Son, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bismarck Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310807177

Report ID: 0830300

Date Opened: 03/06/2007

Site Address:
Scherbenske & Son, Inc.
Main Street & Fourth Avenue
Montpelier, ND 58472

Mailing Address:
2511 17th Street Se, Jamestown, ND 58401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/2007

Emphasis: S:Commercial Constr, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 05/10/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200332005	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	04/05/2007	04/23/2007	$2,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260850 A	04/05/2007	04/12/2007	$2,000	$2,000	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19260859 A	04/05/2007	04/09/2007	$2,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19260859 G	04/05/2007	04/12/2007	$2,000	$2,000	$0	-
5.	01005A	Serious	19260021 B02	04/25/2007	04/25/2007	$2,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005B	Serious	19260859 A	04/25/2007	04/25/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200331874

Event: 03/06/2007

Employee Is Killed When Grain Elevator Falls Onto Track Hoe

At approximately 11:18 a.m. on March 6, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were tearing down an 80-foot high wooden grain elevator. The coworker, a foreman, began demolition on the south side of the elevator by using a track hoe. He was tearing out the lower portion of the elevator as high as the piece of equipment could reach and into the structure approximately one-third the depth of the elevator. After tearing down what he could with the track hoe, he climbed into a crane equipped with a wrecking ball and began to demolish the upper portion of the south wall of the elevator. At that time, Employee #1 climbed into the track hoe and began to tear out the lower portion of the elevator as high as the piece of equipment could reach on the north side of the elevator. Employee #1 had cut into the elevator approximately one-third of the depth, while the coworker was working on the south side with the crane and wrecking ball. The elevator fell onto the track hoe, and Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, GRAIN ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310807177			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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