Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108407487 - Pepsi Cola Bottling Company Of Salisbury, Md

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

Inspection Nr: 108407487

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 07/26/1989

Site Address:
Pepsi Cola Bottling Company Of Salisbury, Md
330 Snow Hill Road
Salisbury, MD 21801

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2138, Salisbury, MD 21801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2086

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/10/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360225130

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14198725

Event: 06/23/1989

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN PINNED BETWEEN FORKLIFT AND TRUCK

On June 23, 1989, Employee #1 was operating an industrial truck (forklift) outdoors. He stopped the forklift, dismounted, and walked around the rear of the forklift to climb up into the cab of a tractor-trailer truck to move the tractor-trailer. When Employee #1 dismounted, he did not set the forklift's emergency brake. The forklift was loaded with empty soft drink cans approximately 8 feet high. The forklift was stopped on a hardtop surface with a grade of 2.5 to 3.0 degrees. As Employee #1 stepped up into the truck cab, the forklift was moving backwards. His right leg, in the knee area, was pinned between the rear counter weight of the forklift and the steel running-board step of the tractor-trailer. Employee #1's right leg was amputated in surgery approximately 3.5 weeks after the accident. The employee died 30 days after the accident from right lower extremity trauma with complications.

Keywords: KNEE, AMPUTATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, BRAKE, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRACTOR TRAILER, INATTENTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108407487			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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