Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1499213.015 - Kehe Distributors, Llc

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

Investigation Summary

At 9:09 a.m. on October 19, 2020, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician for a grocery wholesaler was applying dialectic grease to battery connectors of forklift battery charger cables. The employee had completed this task approximately 2 to 3 times per month. While performing the task on this occasion, the employee received an electrical shock from unknown source. According to supervisors' interviews and demonstrations, once the battery is unplugged from the forklift there is no electrical current flowing through the battery cables for the greasing process. The employee became unstable and fell to the floor sustaining injuries to his head, neck, back, arms and hands. The employee was hospitalized to treat a possible electrical shock and trauma sustained from a fall to the concrete floor.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Battery, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Current, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Forklift, Grease, Hand, Head, Industrial Truck, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Shock