Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300529831 - Aps Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300529831

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 08/25/1997

Site Address:
Aps Inc.
20 Hemlock St.
Latham, NY 12110

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5013

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/17/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200741247	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			1		6
Current Violations	5			1		6
Initial Penalty	$9,406	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,406
Current Penalty	$9,406	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,406
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	Serious	19100023 C01	09/26/1997	10/01/1997	$4,500	$4,500	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100030 A04	09/26/1997	08/25/1997	$828	$828	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100036 B04	09/26/1997	10/01/1997	$1,625	$1,625	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19100212 A01	09/26/1997	10/01/1997	$1,625	$1,625	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19100305 J01 I	09/26/1997	08/25/1997	$828	$828	$0	-
6.	02001	Other	19100305 B02	09/26/1997	10/01/1997	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200740199

Event: 08/25/1997

Employee injured in fall through floor opening

Employee #1 was hired through a temporary employment agency and placed at an auto parts distribution and warehousing company. He was assigned to unload and stock auto parts on the second floor of the warehouse. The parts were placed on the second floor with a forklift, and the second-floor loading areas were equipped with 48 in. tall by 33 in. wide swing-in gates where the forklift would place the palletized and boxed parts. The boxes on the pallet were shrink-wrapped in plastic to hold them on the pallet during shipping. Employee #1 was pulling the shrink-wrap off one of the top boxes when he lost his balance and fell approximately 8 ft 6 in. through the floor opening onto concrete. He landed on his head and sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The pallet being unloaded was not fully pushed through the swinging gates, but was holding the gates partially open on both sides, creating an open-sided floor area. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was standing in the middle of the pallet with the gate resting against his back; for him to fall, he had to have been working with the gates in the open position. Employee #1 had no memory of what happened or what he was doing just before he fell.

Keywords: HEAD, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, OFF LOADING, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300529831			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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