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Inspection: 14864409 - J. C. Banana And Company

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

Inspection Nr: 14864409

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 05/29/1986

Site Address:
J. C. Banana And Company
Bldg. B-39, Rtes 1 & 175, Md Wholesale Food Market
Jessup, MD 20794

Mailing Address:
Rte 175 And Washington Boulevard, Jessup, MD 20794

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5148

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/04/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed:

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360747059

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				6		6
Current Violations				6		6
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	19100030 A04	07/02/1986	07/10/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	19100178 M03	07/02/1986	07/04/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	19100178 N11	07/02/1986	07/04/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	890032 E A	07/02/1986	07/04/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01005	Other	890032 F A	07/02/1986	07/04/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	01006	Other	890032 H A	07/02/1986	07/04/1986	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14300230

Event: 05/14/1986

Employee injured by dockboard in fall from forks

At approximately 12:00 noon on May 14, 1989, Employee #1, who worked as a helper in a wholesale banana warehouse, was standing on a dockboard that was being moved into a semi-trailer to be placed on top of another dockboard. At the end of each day, pallets and dockboards were moved by fork truck into a space trailer, and it was common practice for an employee to stand on the light end of the dockboard to keep it from falling off the forks. Management apparently knew and approved of this practice. When the forklift entered the trailer it bounced, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and slip off the dockboard. The dockboard then flipped over and landed on top of him, pinning him to the board that had been previously loaded. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14864409			Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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