Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100829852 - Lake Charles Carbon Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Lake Charles Carbon Co.
3943 Granger Rd.
Lake Charles, LA 70605
Mailing Address:
P.O.Box L1, Lake Charles, LA 70602
Union Status: Union
SIC:3624
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/21/1988
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/26/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360135545 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | Other | 19101200 H | 02/19/1988 | 04/30/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement |
Investigation Summary
AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM ON JANUARY 17, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1, A FORKLIFT OPERATOR, WAS TRYING TO MOVE A PALLET FULL OF BUNDLED SKIDS. THE LOAD WEIGHED ABOUT 2,600 POUNDS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING AN 8,000 POUND CAPACITY HYSTER FORKLIFT, SERIAL NUMBER C004DC3452Y. HE INTENDED TO PLACE THE PALLET ON A PALLET STAND IN THE BAKED ANODE STORAGE STRAPPING AREA. THE PALLET STAND WAS 37 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND HAD LOOSE SKIDS SITTING ON TOP OF IT. HE ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES, UNSUCCESSFULLY, TO PLACE THE LOAD. THE MORE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO PLACE THE LOAD, THE MORE OFF CENTER THE LOAD SHIFTED. THE LOAD SHIFTED TO THE POINT OF ALMOST TIPPING OVER. ANOTHER FORKLIFT OPERATOR WHO HAD BEEN OBSERVING THE OPERATION ASKED EMPLOYEE #1 IF HE COULD ASSIST. EMPLOYEE #1 GOT OFF THE FORKLIFT AND TRIED TO BRACE THE LOAD WITH HIS HANDS OVER HIS SHOULDERS PUSHING AGAINST THE LOAD. THE ASSISTING OPERATOR MOVED THE CONTROLS OF THE FORKLIFT. AS SOON AS THE FORKS WERE RAISED, THE LOAD TIPPED OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE #1. HE FELL BACKWARD AND WAS KILLED WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK AGAINST A GUARDRAIL.
Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LOAD SHIFT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100829852 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |
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