Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18688879 - Carmelo Jimenez Fernandez

Inspection Information - Office: Pr-E-San Juan 0257260

Inspection Nr: 18688879

Report ID: 0257260

Date Opened: 12/05/1988

Site Address:
Carmelo Jimenez Fernandez
Almacenes Lazzol Carr. #2 Km. 20.3, Bo. Candelaria
Toa Baja, PR 00759

Mailing Address:
Box 675, Carolina, PR 00628

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/10/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/23/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360347561

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19261000 C01 IV	01/20/1989	01/25/1989	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19260021 B02	01/20/1989	01/25/1989	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 982165

Event: 11/14/1988

Employee killed when struck on head by steel beam

Employees were installing 41 foot long steel beams for the construction of a mezzanine. Employee #1 was operating a fingerlift to lift the beam and hang it in the desired position 8 feet high. When Employee #1 finished positioning the beam, he went into reverse without realizing that he had not lowered the fork of the forklift and had hooked onto another beam that had already been installed. The rear end of the beam hit Employee #1 on the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL BEAM, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18688879			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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