Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103260113 - Bower Electric

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103260113

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 09/10/1987

Site Address:
Bower Electric
3820 Carnation - Sterling Warehouse
Franklin Park, IL 60131

Mailing Address:
4n570 Klein Road, West Chicago, IL 60185

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/14/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360645212

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$250
Current Penalty	$130	$0	$0	$0	$0	$130
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.	01001	Serious	19100028 A01	10/01/1987	10/04/1987	$130	$250	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 848077

Event: 09/09/1987

Employee killed in fall from elevated forks of lift truck

On September 9, 1987, Employee #1 was assigned to replace a ballast in a ceiling lamp located approximately 25 feet above the ground. Suitable ladders on scaffolds were not available to reach that height. He obtained a forklift, set a load on the forks, and asked a coworker to elevate him up to the ceiling lamp, thereby using the load as a work platform. He had been elevated for about 10 minutes when the load he was standing on began to shift and slide off the forks. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor and was killed. Investigation revealed that the load shift was due to normal hydraulic pressure loss and drifting of the lifting device. A contributing factor was that the load itself consisted of building panels that had a slick surface, providing little resistance against the surface of the forks.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103260113			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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