Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1660231.015 - Deep South Equipment

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1660231.015

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 03/29/2023

Site Address:
Deep South Equipment
451 Thomas Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70807

Mailing Address:
1150 Leblanc Rd., Port Allen, LA 70767

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/29/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/20/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2015183

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$31,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$31,250
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$15,625	$0	$15,625
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	19100244 A01 I	09/20/2023	10/10/2023	$0	$15,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	19100244 A02 III	09/20/2023	10/05/2023	$15,625	$15,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 155083.015

Event: 03/29/2023

Employee dies when crushed while working under falling PIV

At 1:30 p.m. on March 29, 2023, an employee working as a mechanic for a warehousing and storage business was repairing a forklift powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was working under the PIV when it fell on him. The employee was crushed and died.

Keywords: Caught Between, Chest, Crushed, Falling Object, Forklift, Head, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Repair, Unstable Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1660231.015	67	M	Fatality

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