Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18560979 - Southern Elevator Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18560979

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 06/20/1991

Site Address:
Southern Elevator Company, Inc.
Unc-Ch
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 36006, Greensboro, NC 27406

Union Status: Union

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/28/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360768162

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100212 A01	08/26/1991	09/03/1991	$1,050	$1,050	$0	09/16/1991	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100219 D01	08/26/1991	09/03/1991	$1,050	$1,050	$0	09/16/1991	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170120356

Event: 06/19/1991

Employee's arm injured when struck by elevator counterweight

Employee #1 was testing safety devices on elevator hoisting equipment. The elevator was a Dover basement traction unit. Employee #1 had his right arm on the guard bracket for the elevator counterweights. His right arm was severely bruised by the elevator counterweights. The counterweight guard was not adequate and Employee #1 had his arm in the wrong area.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, COUNTERBALANCE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, ARM, ELEVATOR, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18560979			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinery maintenance occupations

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