Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1660053.015 - Plastic Recyclers Southeast, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1660053.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 03/29/2023

Site Address:
Plastic Recyclers Southeast, Inc.
946 Old Trinity Rd
Trinity, AL 35673

Mailing Address:
1220 Church St Ne,, Decatur, AL 35601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 493190/Other Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/15/2023

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 11/27/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2015751
Referral	2014058	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$21,876	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,876
Current Penalty	$21,876	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,876
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100178 L03 II	08/15/2023	09/11/2023	$10,938	$10,938	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01001B	Serious	19100178 L04 III	08/15/2023	09/11/2023	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01002A	Serious	19100178 N04	08/15/2023	09/11/2023	$10,938	$10,938	$0	Z - Issued
4.	01002B	Serious	19100178 N06	08/15/2023	09/11/2023	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 155069.015

Event: 03/27/2023

Employee sustains head trauma when struck by PIV, dies next

At 7:00 a.m. on March 27, 2023, an employee working for a plastics recycler had parked his forklift off to the left of a designated powered industrial vehicle (PIV) travel lane. The travel lane was located across from the docks between Warehouse 1 and Warehouse 2. The employee was standing next to his PIV when a coworker operating another PIV drove by carrying three large totes. The coworker was driving forward causing the totes to obstruct his view. As a result, he did not see the employee or his parked PIV. The coworker struck the employee throwing him against the parked PIV and then onto the warehouse floor where he landed on his back. The employee sustained unspecified head trauma and was hospitalized. The employee died in the hospital the following morning.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Contusion, Driving, Head, Industrial Truck, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Obstructed View, PIV, Plastic, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Struck Against, Struck By, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1660053.015	59	M	Fatality		Occupation Not Listed

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