Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104396072 - Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104396072

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 07/15/1988

Site Address:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Sparrows Point Blvd
Sparrows Point, MD 21219

Mailing Address:
Martin Towers Blvd, Bethlehem, PA 18016

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/26/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/23/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360218788

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$520	$0	$0	$0	$0	$520
Current Penalty	$520	$0	$0	$0	$0	$520
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	19100178 P 1	08/22/1988	08/25/1988	$520	$520	$0		F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 742072

Event: 07/15/1988

Employee dislocates shoulder in fall from lift truck

At noon on July 15, 1988, Employee #1, who had 1 1/2 years of experience, was using a Sewell Parker battery-operated stand-up lift truck, #2869, to move steel coils. As he moved the truck in reverse, he struck a building column and was knocked unconscious. Employee #1 was found lying on the floor, having sustained a dislocated right shoulder, two broken ribs, and a head laceration. Apparently, he fell backward over the right corner of the lift's battery box plate and battery, which were 23 in. and 27 in., respectively, above the operator's platform. The platform was 48 in. above the concrete floor and embedded with steel strips. The lift truck's side guard bar was found in place. A guardrail that previously had been in place between the operator's station and the battery had been removed some time before the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SHOULDER, STAND-UP OPERATOR, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, DISLOCATED, RIB, FALL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104396072			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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