Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302558705 - Westin Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302558705

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 07/26/1999

Site Address:
Westin Industries, Inc.
505 Carlton Road
Palmetto, GA 30268

Mailing Address:
1980 Will Ross Court, Chamblee, GA 30341

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/26/1999

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 11/18/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100200716

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
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	10/25/1999	01/15/2000	$1,350	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260417 A	10/25/1999	12/13/1999	$1,350	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200200939

Event: 07/23/1999

Employee killed in fall from elevated forklift platform

Employee #1 was working from an elevated work platform that consisted of an 18 in. by 30 in. board atop a 4 ft by 4 ft wood plank pallet that was mounted on the forks of a Genie Superlift material handler. He was sitting in a metal folding chair on the board and was being hoisted toward the ceiling by a coworker using a two-hand winch. Employee #1 was at a height of approximately 15 ft with the forks extended when he fell to the concrete floor and was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302558705			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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