Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306726597 - Turk Furniture

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306726597

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 05/04/2004

Site Address:
Turk Furniture
2nd & Joliet Sts.
Lasalle, IL 61301

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5712

NAICS: 442110/Furniture Stores

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/04/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/03/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	204875728	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
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	5A0001	05/13/2004	10/15/2004	$1,250	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200822534

Event: 04/01/2004

Employee injured from 12-foot fall into elevator pit

On April 1, 2004, Employee #1, a furniture dock worker, was located at the first floor landing zone talking with the store manager. While he was still talking, Employee #1 reached back to open the gate to the elevator car, without realizing that the car was not in the landing zone, and fell 12 feet to the bottom of the elevator pit. A worker on the upper floor had pressed for the elevator. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a broken heel and head lacerations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ELEVATOR GATE, LACERATION, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306726597			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Elevator operators

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