Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1576839.015 - Material Control Systems, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1576839.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 02/08/2022

Site Address:
Material Control Systems, Inc.
4950 Ne 29th Street Suite 1
Des Moines, IA 50317

Mailing Address:
375 36th Street Attn: Brad Palmer, East Moline, IL 61244

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/05/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1861845	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$20,284	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,284
Current Penalty	$17,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,500
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	88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2021)	04/21/2022	05/17/2022	$7,875	$9,362	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100176 B	04/21/2022	05/17/2022	$9,625	$10,922	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143558.015

Event: 02/01/2022

Employee sustains head lacerations from falling metal rack

At 8:09 a.m. on February 1, 2022, an employee stacked approximately eight green metal racks using a forklift. After stacking the racks, the forks were still inserted into the racks and were pressed down on the bottom four racks. The employee began to back up the forklift while they were completely turned around and the top few racks started to fall. The top rack hit the top of the forklift, got stuck, and swung towards the unframed side of the forklift. One of the corner posts of the rack impacted the employee's head, rendering him unconscious and ejecting him from the forklift. The employee landed on the floor and sustained a laceration on the left side of the head, requiring stitches. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ejected, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Head, Ind Trk Operator, Laceration, Storage Rack, Unconsciousness

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1576839.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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