Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304209919 - Pavestone Company, Ltd

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 304209919

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 05/07/2001

Site Address:
Pavestone Company, Ltd
11831 Hopewell Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740

Mailing Address:
4835 Lbj Freeway, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75244

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3271

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/11/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/10/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100968288

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	19100178 L01 I	06/01/2001	06/06/2001	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19100178 L06	06/01/2001	06/06/2001	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202329496

Event: 05/05/2001

Employee rolled off the vehicle, suffered a scalp laceration

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on May 5, 2001, Employee #1 had a minimum crew working to run test on one facility. Employee #1 operating 4-ton Linde Industrial truck, struck a half-inch upright flange that ran from the side of a 10-ft-wide door to another. Employee #1 suffered paralysis from waist down and was unable to take his foot off the gas pedal. Their was no one in the vicinity. Employee #1 unbuckled his seatbelt and rolled off the vehicle. He suffered a scalp laceration when he struck the concrete floor. He managed to attract the attention of other coworkers. Because Employee #1 was the plant manager, he had received training from dealer when new industrial trucks were delivered. He was secure in the vehicle with a seat belt and had been traveling with the forks, lowered as required. An ambulance was called. He was transported to Washington County Hospital. He was diagnosed as temporary paralysis brought on by severe whiplash.

Keywords: SEVERED, PARALYSIS, VEHICLE, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, SEAT BELT, TRUCK, DOOR, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304209919			Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, production occupations

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