Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18865964 - Alco-Gravure Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 18865964

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 05/20/1987

Site Address:
Alco-Gravure Inc
7364 Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Mailing Address:
50 Essex Street, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662

Union Status: Union

SIC:2754

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/27/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/15/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360751036

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100178 L	06/12/1987	06/15/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19100178 N 4	06/12/1987	06/15/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 704791

Event: 05/08/1987

Employee's leg fractured when struck by loader

Employee #1 and a coworker, both shippers, were assigned to load trailers with skids of printed catalogs. The approximately 92 1/2 ft wide by 45 ft long trailer was half loaded with approximately 10 skids. Employee #1 went into the trailer with a skid and was placing it into position on the right side when the coworker, operating a new Yale fork transporter, model #MPW-40-SAN-12-C-2748, SEC N-446608, entered the trailer on the right with another skid. The coworker could not see over the load, which measured approximately 60 in. high by 42 1/2 in. wide. He backed into Employee #1, fracturing the employee's left leg in two places below the knee. The coworker was the only witness. Although the employer has a fork truck training program, participation is voluntary. Other causal factors include the fact that the coworker had only informal training despite 4 1/2 years on the job, lack of communication between employees, failure to sound a horn when entering a confined space, haste, and inattention.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED, COMMUNICATION, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18865964			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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