Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109162040 - Brazilian Granite, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109162040

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 10/12/1994

Site Address:
Brazilian Granite, Incorporated
One Westinghouse Plaza
Readville, MA 02137

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3281

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/14/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/12/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360123475

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,050	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$2,550
Current Penalty	$1,050	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$2,550
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100184 D	10/24/1994	10/27/1994	$1,050	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100184 F05 I	10/24/1994	10/27/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19100184 F05 III	10/24/1994	10/27/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02001	Other	19040008	10/24/1994	12/12/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14267652

Event: 10/10/1994

Employee killed by granite slabs falling from truck

On October 10, 1994, Employee #1 and a coworker were loading slabs of granite onto a flatbed truck. When the employee backed the truck up to the loading dock, he inadvertently overlapped the far right rear side of the truck's bumper above one of the dock's rubber bumpers. A bundle of six slabs, weighing approximately 5,400 lb, had been placed at an 85 degree incline against the right-hand side of two A-frames. As another bundle of six was placed on the left-hand side of the A-frame, the truck's bumper made contact with the dock's rubber bumper, creating an imbalance. As Employee #1 was walking to the left rear side of the truck, it suddenly shifted, causing the six granite slabs on the left side to fall onto him. He was crushed against an adjacent trailer and killed.

Keywords: LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109162040			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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