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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18028159 - United Refrigrated Services, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office
Site Address:
United Refrigrated Services, Inc.
211 Through Street
Andalusia, AL 36420
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4222
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/13/1989
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/02/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360133805 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 19040002 A | 04/24/1989 | 04/27/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and two coworkers were stacking sacks of shelled peanuts weighing about 110 lb each in a refrigerated warehouse. Employee #1, the forklift operator, parked the lift near the stored sacks. He then got off the lift and began to hammer down loose nails in a nearby stack of pallets. The two coworkers, laborers, climbed onto the stacked sacks and began to unload the sacks from the forklift and store them. Suddenly, a forklift pallet board broke and the load shifted, throwing three sacks off the pallet. These sacks struck Employee #1 from the rear at the neck and broke his neck. He was hospitalized and died some three months later.
Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, PALLETIZED CARGO, WAREHOUSE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NECK, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18028159 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |