Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1174970.015 - Nature'S Answer, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1174970.015

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 09/06/2016

Site Address:
Nature'S Answer, Inc.
75 Commerce Drive
Hauppauge, NY 11788

Mailing Address:
75 Commerce Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325411/Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/06/2016

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 04/27/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1132543
Inspection	1175945	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$25,350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,350
Current Penalty	$19,013	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,013
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	5A0001	03/01/2017	03/13/2017	$12,000	$12,675	$0	03/21/2017	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100178 L04 III	03/01/2017	03/27/2017	$7,013	$12,675	$0	03/21/2017	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100178 L06	03/01/2017	03/27/2017	$0	$0	$0	03/21/2017	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 88300.015

Event: 09/02/2016

Employee is killed in fall from elevated forklift.

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on September 2, 2016, an employee was accessing product from shelving while working from an elevated forklift. The forklift the employee was standing on was struck by another forklift, causing the employee to lose his balance. The employee fell approximately 10ft,and was killed by fracturing his skull on impact.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fracture, Lost Balance, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Skull, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1174970.015	64	M	Fatality

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