Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3019767 - Southern Testing And Engineering Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3019767

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 06/25/1987

Site Address:
Southern Testing And Engineering Co., Inc.
Us 15 North
Creedmoor, NC 27522

Mailing Address:
C/O Georgia Pacific Corp., P.O. Box 489, Creedmoor, NC 27522

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/25/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/20/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360263164

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	19260021 B02	08/21/1987	08/27/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19260601 B14	08/21/1987	08/27/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14446348

Event: 05/20/1987

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN HEAD BY COIL

HEATING COILS WERE BEING REMOVED FROM A DRY KILN FOR RETROFITTING. A HYSTER FORKLIFT WHICH WAS IN NEED OF SERVICING WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE COILS. A SECTION OF COIL, 150 INCHES LONG AND 67 INCHES WIDE, WEIGHING 1500 POUNDS, SUPPORTED BY A CHAIN DRAPED OVER THE LIFT'S FORKS, WAS LIFTED TO A HEIGHT OF 2 FEET. THE FORKLIFT SUDDENLY SLIPPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING IT TO JERK OUT FROM UNDER THE CHAINS AND ALLOWING THE LOAD TO DROP. THE COIL STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ABOVE THE KNEES, KNOCKING HIM TO HIS KNEES. HE THEN WHIPLASHED BACKWARDS, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND SUFFERING A FATAL CONCUSSION.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3019767			Fatality	Concussion	Structural metal workers

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