Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109607457 - Butler Service Group

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109607457

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 03/31/1994

Site Address:
Butler Service Group
5138 Madison Ave.
Tampa, FL 33619

Mailing Address:
4977 Mercantile Rd., Baltimore, MD 21236

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7363

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/22/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/22/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360820088

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	07/25/1994	07/28/1994	$3,000	$4,500	$0	08/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260602 A09 I	07/25/1994	07/28/1994	$3,000	$4,500	$0	08/10/1994	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19260059 G01	07/25/1994	07/29/1994	$0	$0	$0	08/10/1994	-
4.	02002	Other	19260059 H	07/25/1994	07/29/1994	$0	$0	$0	08/10/1994	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14339055

Event: 03/30/1994

Ground tender crushed and killed when 2,700 lb package falls

A 2,700 lb motor control box was housed in a wooden packing crate (16 1/2 ft long, 7 ft 1 in. high, and 20 in. wide) in the back of a covered moving van. Due to its length, the package rested lengthwise against a sidewall. The operator of a powered industrial forklift was off loading the package but the package's position prevented him from picking it up near its center. Instead, the operator picked the 16 1/2 ft long package up lengthwise, on a lifting fork that was just under 4 ft in length. As he "snaked" the vehicle out of the covered trailer, the package began to tip. When Employee #1, a ground tender, attempted to manually stabilize the package, it continued to fall from its precarious position, crushing and killing him.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OFF LOADING, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109607457			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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