Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111100293 - Will-Knit, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 111100293

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 06/02/1994

Site Address:
Will-Knit, Inc.
136 Clayton Commerce Center
Clayton, NC 27520

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2257

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/09/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/17/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360493027

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$175	$0	$0	$250	$0	$425
Current Penalty	$175	$0	$0	$250	$0	$425
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.	01001	Serious	95012901	08/31/1994	09/19/1994	$175	$175	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	19040002 A	08/31/1994	09/06/1994	$250	$250	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19100024 B	08/31/1994	10/03/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170062327

Event: 05/27/1994

Employee dies when struck by backing trailer

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 1994, Employee #1, a 48-year-old material handler, and his general manager were standing at the door of a warehouse loading dock, waiting for a trailer to be positioned for loading. As the trailer backed up and came within 15 to 20 feet of the door, Employee #1 stated that the trailer was too far off center. While holding onto the edge of the door opening on the driver's side, Employee #1 leaned out from the floor and around the edge of the door to signal the driver. For reasons unknown, Employee #1 remained in the trailer's path and was pinned and crushed against the edge of the dock door opening. He sustained internal injuries and died at the site at approximately 4:24 p.m. in the care of the local rescue squad. The general manager had turned and walked 20 feet away to retrieve some papers as the trailer approached the door and did not see Employee #1's actions right before the trailer struck him. The truck driver reported that he had seen Employee #1 at the door before he backed up the trailer, but that he did not see him signaling him from the side of the door. There were no other witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, DOOR, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111100293			Fatality	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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