Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300384591 - Allegheny Steel Distributors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300384591

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 07/09/1998

Site Address:
Allegheny Steel Distributors, Inc.
Route 910
Indianola, PA 15051

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3547

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/04/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361834187

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	9					9
Current Violations					9	9
Initial Penalty	$19,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,810	$14,810
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Unclass	19100022 A01	09/21/1998	09/24/1998	$1,310	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Unclass	19100147 C04 II	09/21/1998	11/15/1998	$2,625	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Unclass	19100147 C06 IB	09/21/1998	09/24/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01002C	Unclass	19100147 C07 I	09/21/1998	09/24/1998	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01003	Unclass	19100178 M02	09/21/1998	09/25/1998	$1,875	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01004	Unclass	19100178 M05 III	09/21/1998	09/25/1998	$1,875	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01005	Unclass	19100184 E01	09/21/1998	09/24/1998	$570	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01006	Unclass	19100212 A03 II	09/21/1998	09/30/1998	$2,625	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01007	Unclass	19100219 C04 I	09/21/1998	09/30/1998	$1,310	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01008	Unclass	19100219 F01	09/21/1998	09/30/1998	$1,310	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01009	Unclass	19100219 F03	09/21/1998	09/30/1998	$1,310	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200540276

Event: 07/08/1998

Employee killed when crushed by falling piece of equipment

Employee #1 was repairing a piece of equipment that had been raised approximately 1 ft above the floor by a lift truck. He was under the equipment when it toppled off the lift and landed on top of him. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: REPAIR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300384591			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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