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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 124062118 - Apex Trailer Service
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Apex Trailer Service
2000 Cooper Chapel Lane
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7699
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/18/1993
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/29/1993
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361037997 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 |
| 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 | 2200080101 | 09/13/1993 | 10/01/1993 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 22, 1993, Employee #1, a fabricator mechanic who repaired semi trailers for Apex Trailer Services, Inc., Jeffersonville, IN, was in bay #27 preparing to repair a large Peterbilt over-the-road tractor. He had just participated in a brief strategic meeting with the shop foreman and the driver of the tractor trailer, who was highly experienced as a truck driver and also worked with Employee #1 as a fabricator/mechanic. Apparently some miscommunication occurred, because as the driver backed into the bay, the over-the-road tractor struck Employee #1 and crushed him against a trailer on which he was installing wiring for lift gates. Employee #1 suffered three fractured ribs and a fractured clavicle, all on his left side. He was hospitalized overnight and released. Evidently, Employee #1 assumed that the truck would not need to back up so far into the bay, and the truck driver assumed that Employee #1 would not return to his work station in front of the trailer as quickly as he did.
Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, RIB, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, COMMUNICATION, BACKING UP, TRUCK DRIVER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 124062118 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Motor transportation occuputions n.e.c. |