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Inspection Information - Office: Iowa | ||||
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| Nr: 311562771 | Report ID: 0751910 | Open Date: 10/08/2007 | ||
| Gss&M | ||||
| 1800 Floyd Blvd Sioux City, IA 51105 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 5093/Scrap and Waste Materials | ||||
| NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | ||||
| Mailing: 689 Craig Rd, St Louis, MO 63141 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/19/2007 | |
| Emphasis: | S:Fatality Catastrophe, S:General Industry | Close Case: | 04/17/2008 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100521475 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,500 |
| Current Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 880004 | 11/08/2007 | 12/28/2007 | $3,000 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/26/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100176 C | 11/08/2007 | 12/28/2007 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/26/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100252 A02 XIIIC | 11/08/2007 | 12/28/2007 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | 11/26/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200531903 | Event: 10/07/2007 | Employee Is Crushed And Asphyxiated By Falling Rail Car Wall | ||||
| On October 7, 2007, two employees were cutting apart a refrigerated rail car with cutting torches. Employee #1 was cutting a section of the wall that was still attached to the east side of the car. Employee #2 had started at the other end of the car and was cutting towards the center of the car when it fell, crushing him under the falling wall section and asphyxiating him. | ||||||
| Keywords: asphyxiated, wall, acetylene torch, railroad car, caught between, crushed, cutting and burning | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 311562771 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||