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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1551766.015 - Champlain Valley Equipment, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha
Site Address:
Champlain Valley Equipment, Inc.
453 Exchange St
Middlebury, VT 05753
Mailing Address:
Po Box 522, Middlebury, VT 05753
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 423820/Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/09/2021
Emphasis: S:Forklift
Case Closed: 12/29/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1794998 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $17,749 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,749 |
| Current Penalty | $9,761 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,761 |
| 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 | VERMONT STATUTE, TITLE 21 LABOR: | 11/24/2021 | 12/01/2021 | $5,256 | $9,557 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100178 L04 III | 11/24/2021 | $4,505 | $8,192 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100178 N06 | 11/24/2021 | 12/01/2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 5:15 p.m. on August 5, 2021, an employee working for a industrial machinery and equipment wholesaler was loading a telehandler powered industrial vehicle (PIV) from a loading dock onto a flat bed tractor trailer. The employee was reversing the PIV onto the trailer when the rear passenger side tire came off the trailer. This in turn caused the PIV to roll off the drivers side of the trailer and onto the ground. The employee was not wearing the manufacturer installed seat belt and the door to the PIV was open. The employee was thrown from the vehicle and landed on the ground several feet from the trailer. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized to treat five fractured ribs, fractures of three spinous transverse process and a concussion.
Keywords: Back, Chest, Concussion, Contusion, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Engineering Controls, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Head, Industrial Truck, Lack of Engineering Controls, Loading, Loading Dock, Lost consciousness, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Seat Belt, Spine, Thrown, Tire, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1551766.015 | 54 | M | Hospitalized injury |