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Inspection: 1562975.015 - Dhl Supply Chain
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa
Site Address:
Dhl Supply Chain
1035 Warren Ave
Osceola, IA 50213
Mailing Address:
1035 Warren Ave, Osceola, IA 50213
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 493120/Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/09/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/14/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspection | 1562982 | Yes | |
| Referral | 1829655 | Yes | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $8,778 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,778 |
| Current Penalty | $8,778 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,778 |
| 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 | 19100178 M05 III | 01/18/2022 | 02/11/2022 | $8,778 | $8,778 | $0 | Z - Issued |
Investigation Summary
At 8:22 p.m. on November 2, 2021, an employee was working for a nationwide packa ge firm. She worked as a freight, stock, and material handler. At this site, it provided refrigerated warehousing and storage. A coworker had parked an electric Crown pallet jack stand-up forklift near the shrink wrapper and left it unatten ded. Its control arm remained in the on/coast position. The employee was standin g on a parked Hyster forklift. As she was exiting its operator's compartment, sh e reached out to the Crown pallet jack to provide a third point of support. She grabbed the handle with her hand and in so doing inadvertently engaged the throt tle of the unattended Crown forklift. The unattended forklift suddenly moved in the direction of the employee's forklift. The employee was pinned between two fo rklifts. Her left leg was crushed between the two forklifts. She suffered a frac ture in her left leg. She was hospitalized.
Keywords:control lever, crushed, energized, forklift, fracture, ind trk operator, industrial truck, leg, package delivery, pallet jack, pinned, powered industrial vehicle, stand-up forklift, warehouse
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1562975.015 | Hospitalized injury | Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c. |