Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107714404 - Gearn Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107714404

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 09/12/1994

Site Address:
Gearn Industries, Inc.
6 Miles West Of Hereford On Hwy 60
Hereford, TX 79045

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 993, Hereford, TX 79045

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3443

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/10/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360973119

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$500	$0	$3,000
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	Other	19100147 C04 I	09/28/1994	10/18/1994	$500	$3,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 M05 III	09/28/1994	10/03/1994	$2,500	$3,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 560391

Event: 09/09/1994

Employee crushed to death by forklift started in gear

Employee #1 was in a boiler shop, working on the engine of a rough-terrain lift truck. He started the engine by shorting the starter terminals, which bypassed an interlock switch on the transmission. The truck was still in gear and ran over the employee when the engine started. Employee #1 died. No lockout/tagout procedures were in effect for this operation, although standard operating procedures for the lift trucks called for them to be placed in neutral or park before the operator dismounted. The lift truck, a Clark UT60D, was equipped with an hydraulic clutch assembly that required the engine to be in operation to engage the engine to the drive train. The engine was then able to rotate fast enough to start.

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, STARTED IN GEAR, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107714404			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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