Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105771745 - Couvrette Building Systems

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118

Inspection Nr: 105771745

Report ID: 0355118

Date Opened: 05/21/1991

Site Address:
Couvrette Building Systems
565 Electric Road
Salem, VA 24156

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3448

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/19/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/21/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360784649

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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
1.	01001	Serious	510001 A	09/30/1991	10/04/1991	$500	$1,000	$0	10/17/1991	L - State Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 L	09/30/1991	10/04/1991	$500	$1,000	$0	10/17/1991	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	510001 A	09/30/1991	10/04/1991	$500	$1,000	$0	10/17/1991	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 953190

Event: 05/20/1991

Forklift operator killed when crushed by overhead bars

At 6:30 p.m. on May 20, 1991, Employee #1 was loading a forklift industrial truck onto a convoy-type trailer. Because a wheel had spun on his first attempt to load the forklift, Employee #1 started to back down the trailer's access ramps to position the forklift for a second attempt to load. The forklift ran off the left ramp, rotating 90 degrees. Employee #1 was not wearing a seat belt and tried to jump from the rotating forklift but the forklift's overhead protection bars crushed his head against the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, OVERHEAD GUARD, OVERHEAD PROTECTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105771745			Fatality	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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