Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109679266 - Waste Management Paper Stock Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109679266

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 11/29/1994

Site Address:
Waste Management Paper Stock Company, Inc.
6210 N. 53rd St.
Tampa, FL 33610

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/14/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360819874

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100176 B	01/19/1995	01/24/1995	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14333751

Event: 11/29/1994

Employee killed by falling bale of plastic bottles

Employee #1 was sweeping in an area in which bales of plastic bottles were placed for recycling. Approximately one week before, two stacks, measuring 12 feet high and containing four bales each, and one stack with three bales in front, had been placed for storage. The bales weighed between 800 and 1,000 lb each. Approximately 1/2 hour prior to the accident, a forklift had placed a fourth bale on the front stack of three. Employee #1 was sweeping in front of this stack when three of the four bales fell. One bale struck him in the head and torso. Employee #1 was killed. The bottom of a stack becomes soft after sitting for a week with weight on it. The bottom bale of the three bale stack sagged when the weight of the fourth bale was set on it.

Keywords: HEAD, LOAD SHIFT, TORSO, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109679266			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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