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Inspection: 304940869 - Business Flooring, Inc.

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

 

Inspection Nr: 304940869
Report ID: 0352440
Date Opened: 12/12/2001

Site Address:
Business Flooring, Inc.
9105 E Whiskey Bottom Road
Laurel, MD 20723

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5023

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/06/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/30/2002

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100969161
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 4 6
Current Violations 2 4 6
Initial Penalty $3,800 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,800
Current Penalty $1,800 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,800
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 19100023 C01 02/22/2002 02/27/2002 $400 $900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 02001 Serious 19100178 L03 IM 02/22/2002 03/27/2002 $1,400 $2,900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 03001 Other 19100132 D02 02/22/2002 02/27/2002 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 03002 Other 19100178 L06 02/22/2002 03/27/2002 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 03003 Other 19100303 G01 II 02/22/2002 02/27/2002 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 03004 Other 09122102 A 02/22/2002 03/27/2002 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200969368
Event: 12/12/2001
Employee Struck by Falling Boxes of Floor Tiles

On December 12, 2001, Employee #1, a warehouse forklift truck driver, was backing up his forklift after placing a 12-foot-long roll of carpet on a carpet-cutting machine. The forklift apparently struck a pallet storage rack loaded with boxes of floor tiles. The tiles fell, and the employee jumped off the forklift to avoid them. However, the tiles struck him, and he died from fatal head and chest trauma.

Keywords: INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 304940869 Fatality Concussion Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
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