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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111514345 - Product Drvelopment Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Seattle Service Location, Seattle, Wa
Site Address:
Product Drvelopment Corporation
E5 Parking Lot University Of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Mailing Address:
1705 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7389
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/21/1990
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/26/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361029507 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
| Current Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 02423025 | 07/12/1990 | 09/12/1990 | $240 | $240 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 0240006002 | 07/12/1990 | 06/21/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02002 | Other | 0240006501 | 07/12/1990 | 06/21/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02003 | Other | 0242302703 | 07/12/1990 | 06/21/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 02004 | Other | 0242302301 | 07/12/1990 | 07/19/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 02005 | Other | 02400040 | 07/12/1990 | 10/12/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 1:20 p.m. on May 8, 1990, Employee #1, a field supervisor for a telephone directory delivery service, was standing on the forks of a pallet jack that was positioned forks first in a parallel fashion on the forks of a forklift about 5 ft off the ground. The pallet jack was being moved from one trailer to another in order to move pallets of phone books to the end of the trailer for forklift pickup. A pallet jack fork slipped off the forklift fork after the forklift had backed approximately 21 ft from the trailer, causing Employee #1 to fall to a lightly-graveled parking lot and strike his head. The injury, "lacerations and contusions of the brain; fractures of vault and base of skull due to blunt impact to the head," was almost instantly fatal. Neither the driver, who was an employee of a temporary labor service, nor Employee #1 had received training from their employers on the safe operation of a forklift.
Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SLIP, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, UNTRAINED, FRACTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111514345 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Supervisors; distrib., sched'g & adjusting clerks |