Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306337981 - Pitt Ohio, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306337981

Report ID: 0213900

Date Opened: 04/10/2003

Site Address:
Pitt Ohio, Inc.
2 Larwin Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4231

NAICS: 488490/Other Support Activities for Road Transportation

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/17/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	204219778	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,375
Current Penalty	$3,825	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,825
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	19100178 L	05/05/2003	07/08/2003	$1,125	$1,875	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 O01	05/05/2003	06/17/2003	$2,700	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201772019

Event: 04/09/2003

Employee injured when struck by steel plate that tipped over

On April 9, 2003, Employee #1 was standing in the back of a tractor trailer truck. Another employee was using a fork lift truck to drag an 1100-pound piece of plate steel from the back of the trailer. The plate was in an upright position, leaning against one wall of the trailer. As the plate was moving, it tipped toward the other wall of the trailer. Employee #1 was struck by the plate and pinned against the opposite trailer wall. Employee #1 suffered two dislocated vertebra in his neck and was hospitalized.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, PINNED, DISLOCATED, NECK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, VERTEBRA, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306337981			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Truck drivers, heavy

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