Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101741320 - Griffin Dewatering Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101741320

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 08/31/1987

Site Address:
Griffin Dewatering Corporation
7810 Professional Place
Tampa, FL 33610

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/31/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/15/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	70868112	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19100178 Q01	09/28/1987	10/02/1987	$200	$200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14516876

Event: 08/31/1987

Employee injured when struck by rolling forklift

Employee #1 had finished using a forklift to load pipe onto a flatbed truck with a forklift. He drove the forklift 40 feet away and parked on a 10 to 20 degree incline, set the parking brake, and turned off the motor. The forks were left raised and the wheels were not chocked. Employee #1 then returned to the flatbed truck to check the load. The forklift rolled down the incline, struck him, and pinned him between the carriage of the lift and the body of the truck. Employee #1 suffered a ruptured spleen and pancreas, and a punctured stomach. He underwent surgery and was later released. Subsequent investigation revealed defective brakes and parking brake on the forklift; inadequate inspection and maintenance of the forklift, which allowed employees to use the defective vehicle; inadequate training of forklift operators; and unsafe practices by Employee #1 (parking the forklift on an incline, failure to chock the wheels, and leaving the parked forklift with its forks raised).

Keywords: BRAKE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, UNTRAINED, SLOPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101741320			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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