Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1513466.015 - Bellavance Trucking, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha

Inspection Nr: 1513466.015

Report ID: 0155010

Date Opened: 12/16/2020

Site Address:
Bellavance Trucking, Inc.
595 Graniteville Road
Graniteville, VT 05654

Mailing Address:
5 South Vine Street Po Box 398, Barre, VT 05641

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 484121/ General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/23/2020

Emphasis: S:Fall

Case Closed: 04/05/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1706763

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
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	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	03/10/2021	04/05/2021	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133311.015

Event: 12/12/2020

Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from trailer while

At 11:30 a.m. on December 12, 2020, Employee #1 was in the process of removing binder chains from a granite stone weighing approximately 33,000 pounds (4 feet tall, 6 feet wide, and 8 feet long), which was secured to a tractor trailer. Employee #1 was standing on the trailer near the passenger side corner closest to the tractor when it is believed he fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. As a result of the fall, Employee #1 suffered loss of consciousness, a concussion, fractures to four ribs on the left side, a ruptured spleen, a superficial laceration above the left eye, and a myocardial infarction. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Concussion, Fall, Fracture, Loss of consciousness, Rib, Rupture, Spleen, Trailer

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1513466.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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