Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1541485.015 - Nicolon Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1541485.015

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 07/13/2021

Site Address:
Nicolon Corporation
365 South Holland Drive
Pendergrass, GA 30567

Mailing Address:
365 South Holland Drive, Pendergrass, GA 30567

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 313210/Broadwoven Fabric Mills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/13/2021

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 10/11/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1783400	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,973
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	09/14/2021	11/01/2021	$0	$4,973	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137139.015

Event: 07/04/2021

Employee fractures fibula and tibia when jumping from articu

At 11:45 a.m. on July 4, 2021, an employee working as a painter for a fabric mill was painting the warehouse. The employee was working from an articulating boom that ran out of gas with the employee stuck approximately 9 feet in the air. The employee removed his harness and attempted to jump to the gravel ground below. The employee hit the ground hard and was hospitalized to treat a broken fibula and tibia.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Aerial Truck, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fibula, Fracture, Ground, Harness, Jump, Jumping, Leg, Malfunction, Material Handling, Mech Malfunction, Mill--Plant, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Painter, Painting, Tibia, Warehouse

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1541485.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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