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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1659936.015 - Surface Creations Of Vermont, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha
Site Address:
Surface Creations Of Vermont, Llc
93 Gonyeau Road
Milton, VT 05468
Mailing Address:
93 Gonyeau Road, Milton, VT 05468
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 327991/Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/30/2023
Emphasis: S:Forklift
Case Closed: 02/29/2024
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 2015163 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $10,938 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,938 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,563 | $6,563 |
| 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 | Unclass | 19100176 B | 09/12/2023 | 10/06/2023 | $6,563 | $10,938 | $0 | 10/03/2023 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19100178 A05 | 09/12/2023 | 10/06/2023 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/03/2023 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 2:30 p.m. on March 29, 2023, an employee working as a laborer for a stone products manufacturer was standing to the left of a CAT forklift powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was waiting for a coworker (PIV operator) to place an Aardwolf Slab Lifter 60 clamp into position over two quartz slabs. The employee went to release the red lever on the clamp after it rested on the two quartz slabs. However, the coworker did not have the clamp in the rested position yet. The coworker backed the PIV up approximately 6 inches to reposition the clamp and then drove forward as the employee walked up to the left side of the slabs. The edge of the clamp touched the slabs and caused them to tip over onto the employee pinning him between the slabs and an A-Frame. The employee was crushed and died from blunt force trauma of the torso.
Keywords: Backing Up, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Clamp, Contusion, Crushed, Driver, Falling Object, Forklift, Frame, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Laborer, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rock, Tips Over, Torso, Unstable Load, Unstable Position
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1659936.015 | 28 | M | Fatality | Laborers, except construction |