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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314025875 - Sallee, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office
Site Address:
Sallee, Inc
1201 East Trail
Dodge City, KS 67801
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4213
NAICS: 484230/ Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/28/2010
Emphasis: S:Amputations
Case Closed: 06/30/2011
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101345650 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | $8,500 |
| Current Penalty | $5,250 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $6,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100219 C02 I | 06/24/2010 | 07/06/2010 | $5,250 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19040039 A | 06/24/2010 | 06/29/2010 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 10, 2010, Employee #1 was working for a trucking firm. He had been dispatched to a location ten miles north of Sublette, Kansas, to unload 40,000 lbs. of anhydrous ammonia from the tanker truck he was driving into a storage tank on the site. At the middle section of the tanker truck, Employee #1 bent over to close a 4-inch main valve lever. To do this, he had to extend his right hand above and past a power take-off (PTO) shaft, which was turning at approximately 700 to 750 rpm. A bolt protruding from a universal joint on the turning PTO shaft caught the right wrist of the jacket he was wearing. Employee #1's right forearm was pulled in and around the shaft three times. When Employee #1 reacted by reaching in with his left hand, his left wrist was shattered. A nearby resident approximately 100 yards away heard a scream, jumped in his truck, and drove to the site. The resident cut off Employee #1's jacket with a pocket knife and, following Employee #1's directive, shut the truck off. The resident removed Employee #1's right arm from the shaft, and his wife called for emergency medical services, which were dispatched from Sublette, KS. Employee #1 was transported to Saint Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas, and from there to Via Christi in Wichita, Kansas. On March 12, 2010, Employee #1's right arm was surgically amputated. On March 28, 2010, he died, due to complications.
Keywords: TANK TRUCK, FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, ROTATING SHAFT, CAUGHT BY, DRIVER, ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, ELDERLY, POWER TAKE-OFF, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 314025875 | Fatality | Amputation | Occupation not reported |