Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119546869 - George R. Ruhl & Son, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 119546869

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 10/04/1995

Site Address:
George R. Ruhl & Son, Inc.
7451 Race Road
Hanover, MD 21076

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5141

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/12/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360229116

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$900
Current Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$900
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	50104 A	11/28/1995	11/30/1995	$900	$900	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170830582

Event: 10/04/1995

Employee bruised in fall from pallet

Employee #1 was filling an order of baking goods and needed to obtain sugar from an elevated storage rack. He faced a forklift to the storage rack, raised the pallet 11 to 15 ft to the stored items, and then climbed up the forklift to the forklift pallet. Employee #1 kept one foot on the forklift pallet and placed the other on a partially full pallet on the storage rack. The pallet on the storage rack slipped off or broke through and Employee #1 fell. He suffered bruises to his head, back, leg, shoulder, and stomach. He was not wearing a safety belt. Employee #1 was not trained about fall protection before the accident.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PALLET, UNTRAINED, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119546869			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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