Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18842807 - Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 18842807

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 10/27/1987

Site Address:
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
329 W. Main Street
Elkton, MD 21921

Mailing Address:
Po Box 538, Allenton, PA 18105

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2813

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/01/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360751549

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$470	$0	$0	$0	$0	$470
Current Penalty	$470	$0	$0	$0	$0	$470
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 Q 1	11/27/1987	11/30/1987	$470	$470	$0	12/21/1987	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14298483

Event: 10/26/1987

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN FORKLIFT HANDLE AND WALL

EMPLOYEE #1 REPORTED TO WORK ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AT HER NORMAL TIME OF 4 PM. OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PLANT WERE RUNNING BEHIND SCHEDULE, AND AT 4:30 PM SHE HAD TROUBLE DRAINING THE FLUSH WATER OUT OF THE #6 FILTER FEED. HER FOREMAN TRIED TO ASSIST HER. AT 5 PM HE TOLD HER HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE FILTER AND THAT SHE SHOULD GO AND START CATCHING UP ON HER REGULAR WORK. FROM 8 PM UNTIL 8:30 SHE WAS SEEN EATING HER EVENING MEAL. AT 8:30 SHE RETURNED TO THE WEIGH ROOM TO CONTINUE HER DUTIES. AT ABOUT 9:05 PM, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WALKED BY THE WEIGH ROOM AND NOTICED THE BATTERY POWERED YALE FORK TRUCK (MOD #255071EE, SER #236880) SITTING IN AN UNUSUAL POSITION BENEATH THE PALLET RACKS. HE WALKED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE HANDLE OF THE WALK-ALONG FORKLIFT HAD PINNED EMPLOYEE #1 UNDER THE RACK AND AGAINST THE WALL. THE HANDLE WAS IN HER CHEST AREA, HER BODY SLUMPED OVER THE GUARD AND HER FEET OFF THE CONCRETE FLOOR. CPR WAS STARTED. THE EMERGENCY CREWS NOTICED THE GUARD OVER THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BROKEN. HER RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GUARD AND SWITCH BECAUSE OF HER BODY WEIGHT ON THE GUARD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: WALL, CPR, GUARD, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18842807			Fatality	Asphyxia	Production samplers and weighers

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