Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305012783 - Novolog Bucks County, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305012783

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 05/16/2002

Site Address:
Novolog Bucks County, Incorporated
1 Sinter Road
Fairless Hills, PA 19030

Mailing Address:
1 Sinter Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030

Union Status: Union

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/18/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/13/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101320380

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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.	01001A	Serious	19170014	07/12/2002	07/25/2002	$0	$4,000	$0	08/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19170043 B06	07/12/2002	09/26/2002	$3,000	$0	$0	08/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100178 L01 I	07/12/2002	07/25/2002	$0	$0	$0	08/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201320371

Event: 05/16/2002

Employee killed by falling load from forklift

A tractor trailer was loaded with 6-in. steel well casings. Each pipe was 20 ft long and bundled with seven pipes. The load weighed approximately 1,500 pounds. A forklift operator placed a bundle on top of the bottom layer however, the cribbing was not in the proper location. Employee #1, a truck driver, went to reposition the cribbing when the load fell from the forks crushing and killing him.

Keywords: INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PIPE, TRUCK DRIVER, PIN, PINNED, CRUSHED, TRUCK, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305012783					Occupation not reported

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