Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106962772 - Townson Moving & Storage Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nashville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106962772

Report ID: 0420100

Date Opened: 02/12/1993

Site Address:
Townson Moving & Storage Inc.
P.O. Box 2000
Dixon Springs, TN 37057

Mailing Address:
1644 Ross Ville Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37408

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/01/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/13/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360172035

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
Current Penalty	$675	$0	$0	$0	$0	$675
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 M06	04/09/1993	04/13/1993	$450	$750	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 N08	04/09/1993	04/13/1993	$225	$375	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 595090

Event: 02/12/1993

Employee dies of asphyxia when pinned by forklift ROPS

Employee #1 was moving a 4,000 lb capacity Caterpillar forklift, type 6, model V40B, from one dock to another at the TVA Haitsville Distribution Center. While attempting to negotiate a turn, he misjudged his clearance. The forklift fell 4 ft off the dock to the roadway. The employee was trapped between a ROPS support bar and the gravel roadway. Employee #1 died of asphyxia. The coroner's report found no evidence of fractures of the neck, head, or chest. Causal factors appear to be speeding and that the employee misjudged the clearance to the dock's edge.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, PINNED, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, LOADING DOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106962772			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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