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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18477943 - C. J. Kern Contractors, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
C. J. Kern Contractors, Inc.
Cameron Ave. & Margaret Ln.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 22005, Greensboro, NC 27420
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/26/1992
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/08/1995
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360490569 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| Current Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,500 |
| 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 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 07/07/1992 | 07/13/1992 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | 07/30/1992 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260602 C01 VI | 07/07/1992 | 07/13/1992 | $0 | $3,500 | $0 | 07/30/1992 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On May 19 at 4:15 p.m., Employee #1 was standing on a wooden pallet that was approximately 25 feet in the air and positioned by a Lull, motorized rubber tire forklift. A coworker was driving the forklift. The men had been working about three to four hours installing precast concrete shapes on the exterior of a building. The machine had been repositioned along the building wall next to a creek. The ground under the machine was filled with debris--broken bricks and scrap wood. The lift's left rear wheel settled into the fill and, with the boom extended 30 feet at an elevated angle from horizontal of 60 degrees, the inertial momentum of the extended boom and the weight of Employee #1 and two concrete window sills that weighed approximately 50 lb each caused the Lull forklift to overturn. Seriously injured, Employee #1 was airlifted to UNC Memorial Hospital.
Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, UNSTABLE SOIL, OVERTURN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18477943 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers |