Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119516805 - Pier 1 Imports

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119516805

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 03/17/1994

Site Address:
Pier 1 Imports
913 Old Philadelphia Road
Aberdeen, MD 21001

Mailing Address:
301 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 26102

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4225

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/25/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/25/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360755862

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170067078

Event: 03/17/1994

Employee hits guardrail when forklift brakes fail

At 7:00 a.m. on March 17, 1994, Employee #1 started her shift. She picked up the #1 forklift truck from the battery room and started toward the bulk order signout desk. The forklift was working fine until she was traveling down aisle #39 toward a steel guardrail. She started to apply the brake by releasing the floor pedal. Employee #1 said that the forklift didn't seem to slow down so she moved the joy stick forward. This should have slowed the forklift down and reversed the direction of travel. The forklift did not stop and crashed into the steel guardrails, causing the operator station bucket to crush inward. Employee #1 was able to pull herself out of the bucket. Another coworker came by and helped. Employee #1 suffered a broken pelvis in two places and a sprained shoulder. She was transported to Hartford Memorial Hospital. Employee #1 has 23 years of experience in operating forklift trucks.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, IND TRK OPERATOR, BRAKE, LOADER BUCKET, COLLISION, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PELVIS, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119516805			Hospitalized injury	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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