Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18842617 - Allen Family Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18842617

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 03/04/1988

Site Address:
Allen Family Foods Inc
Route 309
Cordova, MD 21625

Mailing Address:
126 N Shipley Sreet, Seaford, DE 19973

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360616742

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$370	$0	$0	$0	$0	$370
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	19100178 P 1	03/23/1988	03/26/1988	$370	$370	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14198907

Event: 03/02/1988

EMPLOYEE'S LEG CRUSHED BETWEEN WALL AND FORKLIFT FORK

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO RE-ALIGN THE DRAIN PIPE OF A STAINLESS STEEL SINK, 8 FEET, 4 INCHES LONG AND 16 INCHES WIDE, WITH 5 FAUCETS, BETWEEN THE SINK AND THE FLOOR DRAIN HOLE. THE SINK WAS SUPPORTED ON THE FORKS OF A FORK LIFT TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING AT THE RIGHT END OF THE SINK WITH HIS RIGHT LEG IN THE 10 1/2 INCH WIDE SPACE BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE SINK AND THE MASONRY WALL. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE SINK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. TO ASSIST IN POSITIONING THE SINK, THE FORK LIFT OPERATOR DISMOUNTED THE FORKLIFT ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT LEFT THE MOTOR RUNNING. IN DISMOUNTING, HE UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSED THE GEAR LEVER TO GO FORWARD AND ENGAGE. THE INDUSTRIAL TRUCK BEGAN TO GO FORWARD AT INCHING SPEED. THE RIGHT FORK LIFT BLADE PINNED EMPLOYEE #1'S LEG AGAINST THE MASONARY WALL. THE PARKING BRAKE, ACTIVATED BY A HAND LEVER, WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FORK LIFT OPERATOR WAS EXPERIENCED AND HAD RECEIVED FORMAL TRAINING.

Keywords: BRAKE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNMANNED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18842617			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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