Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1667293.015 - Lancaster Auto Recycling Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1667293.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 05/02/2023

Site Address:
Lancaster Auto Recycling Inc
428 Lincoln Avenue
Lancaster, OH 43130

Mailing Address:
428 Lincoln Avenue, Lancaster, OH 43130

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/02/2023

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 06/25/2025

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2026517

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$20,983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,983
Current Penalty	$14,688	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,688
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	08/01/2023	08/21/2023	$10,938	$15,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 L01 I	08/01/2023		$3,751	$5,358	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 155997.015

Event: 05/02/2023

Employee is killed when crushed by falling car

At 11:30 a.m. on May 2, 2023, an employee and coworkers had finished removing the engine and other salvageable parts from a salvage Chevrolet Malibu when a coworker lifted the vehicle body with a Komatsu WA-180-1 front end wheel loader and secured the front of the car to the forks with a chain, cantilevering the body from the forks. The coworker was transporting the body through the shop to the exterior yard when he approached a doorway opening. The employee began to pass under the rear of the elevated car when the unstable body fell off the forks and crushed him under the car body. Once the body was raised, the employee was removed and transported to the hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: Automobile, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain, Crushed, Crushing, Falling Object, Forks, Front End Loader, Lifting

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1667293.015	78	M	Fatality

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