Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307297606 - Quirch Foods Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307297606

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 04/23/2004

Site Address:
Quirch Foods Co.
7600 Nw 82 Place
Miami, FL 33166

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4222

NAICS: 493120/Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/24/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/21/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100676709

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			2		7
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$19,250	$0	$0	$1,400	$0	$20,650
Current Penalty	$6,325	$0	$0	$700	$0	$7,025
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	08/25/2004	08/31/2004	$1,750	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	08/25/2004	08/31/2004	$2,450	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100036 D01	08/25/2004	08/31/2004	$525	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100178 L01 I	08/25/2004	09/14/2004	$4,900	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Serious	19100178 N06	08/25/2004	08/31/2004	$1,600	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	02001	Other	19040032 B06	08/25/2004	08/31/2004	$700	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	02002	Other	19100178 L06	08/25/2004	09/14/2004	$0	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200674828

Event: 04/23/2004

Employee is killed after fall from pallet

At approximately 10:45 a.m. on April 23, 2004, an employee was inside the freezer of a cold storage facility. He was searching for merchandize while standing on a pallet that was positioned on the forks of an order picker forklift when the mast of a second powered industrial truck struck the elevated pallet, causing him to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground level. The employee was not wearing a harness while standing on the pallet. The employee was killed.

Keywords: INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, PALLET, STRUCK BY, FREEZER COMPARTMENT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307297606			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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