Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17531948 - General Motors Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17531948

Report ID: 0317020

Date Opened: 08/11/1992

Site Address:
General Motors Corporation
Boxwood & Dodson Roads
Wilmington, DE 19804

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1512, Wilmington, DE 19899

Union Status: Union

SIC:3711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/11/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/03/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360530554

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		1			2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$35,000	$0	$0	$37,500
Current Penalty	$18,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,750
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	19100023 A01	10/09/1992	01/03/1993	$1,250	$2,500	$0	11/02/1992	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100023 C01	10/09/1992	10/15/1992	$17,500	$35,000	$0	11/02/1992	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14328504

Event: 08/11/1992

Employee killed in fall from elevated screen

At approximately 7:35 a.m., an overhead conveyor in the body assembly department, column D-12, jammed. An electrician asked the breakdown crew to fix it. Employee #1 and his partner arrived to fix the conveyor. They climbed onto the screen, which keeps parts from falling off the conveyor and onto the ground. The employee's partner began swinging a sledge hammer to unjam the conveyor. The employee stepped back to put some distance between him and the swinging hammer and stepped into a small, unprotected opening in the screen. The employee fell 12 ft onto a concrete floor, striking his head. He was killed. The screen should have been protected by a rail.

Keywords: REPAIR, RAIL, GUARD, WORK RULES, FALL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17531948			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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