Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2974525 - Electrical Maintenance Overflow Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 2974525

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 11/02/1988

Site Address:
Electrical Maintenance Overflow Co.
1620 Crawford Rd.
Statesville, NC 28677

Mailing Address:
Route 21, Box 1046, Lexington, NC 27292

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/04/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360260129

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
Current Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
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	19260021 B02	01/26/1989	02/28/1989	$120	$120	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1000702

Event: 06/27/1988

Employee's hip fractured when pinned against wall by crate

At approximately 9:23 a.m. on June 27, 1988, Employee #1 was attempting to help her supervisor and three coworkers move a 4 ft by 4 ft by 10 ft crate that weighed approximately 1,500 lb. Half of the crate had been moved from a trailer. The three coworkers were standing inside the trailer about 1 ft from the end of the crate while Employee #1 was facing the front of the crate with her back to a wall and the shipping door. The supervisor had instructed her to take this position to put weight on the crate. When the supervisor, using a T-50B 13 1/2 ton capacity Caterpillar, approached the crate, the forks caught the bottom of the crate and jolted it forward. The crate pinned Employee #1 between it, a wall, and an 8 in. steel and concrete post on her right. Employee #1 suffered a fractured hip and was held overnight in the hospital. Employees were not trained on how to use forklifts or in proper material handling techniques.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, CRATE, PINNED, WORK RULES, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNTRAINED, HIP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2974525			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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