Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1770026.015 - Caesarstone Usa, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1770026.015

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 08/20/2024

Site Address:
Caesarstone Usa, Inc.
5115 West Clifton Street
Tampa, FL 33634

Mailing Address:
5115 West Clifton Street, Tampa, FL 33634

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423320/ Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/20/2024

Emphasis: N:Heatnep

Case Closed: 04/14/2025

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2202326

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,620	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,620
Current Penalty	$6,620	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,620
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 B08	02/19/2025		$6,620	$6,620	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 169440.015

Event: 08/20/2024

Employee assisting in offloading bundles of granite slabs fr

At 10:48 a.m. on August 20, 2024, an employee working as a salesperson for building materials supplier was assisting a coworker offloading bundles of granite slabs from a truck. The employee was in trailer hooking up forklift when he hunched over, fell backwards and stopped breathing. At 11:23 p.m., the employee was pronounced dead at the hospital from unknown causes possibly related to occupational heat exposure.

Keywords: Abdomen, Breathing, Dehydration, Fall, Forklift, Heat, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Off Loading, Overheated, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Sales, Sales Representative, Trailer, Unknown, Unloading

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1770026.015	59	M	Fatality		Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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