Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125448100 - S & M Trucking Company

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Manassas (Regional Office)- Safety 0355114

Inspection Nr: 125448100

Report ID: 0355114

Date Opened: 08/08/1997

Site Address:
S & M Trucking Company
13129 Airpark Drive
Elkwood, VA 22718

Mailing Address:
Route 2, Box 5135, Bumpass, VA 23024

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/11/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/29/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362637340

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 898619

Event: 08/07/1997

Employee killed by falling bundle of steel beams

Employee #1 was hauling steel beams to a storage facility on a flatbed tractor trailer truck. He parked the truck in the unloading area and a forklift operator began to unload it. The employee was standing on the ground on the other side of the truck when the operator lifted up 11 bundles of beams with the forks of the forklift. Four of the 320 lb bundles tipped over and fell back onto the bed. One bundle then fell off the bed and struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, UNSECURED, LOAD SHIFT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125448100			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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