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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 308000579 - Schlegel Systems, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office
Site Address:
Schlegel Systems, Inc.
1555 Jefferson Road
Rochester, NY 14692
Mailing Address:
1555 Jefferson Road, P.O. Box 23197, Rochester, NY 14692
Union Status: Union
SIC:3069
NAICS: 326299/All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/12/2004
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/30/2005
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 204895551 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
| Current Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 11/23/2004 | 11/26/2004 | $2,000 | $4,500 | $0 | 12/17/2004 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
An employee was operating a Stand-up Counterbalanced Forklift Truck in a warehouse that had 10 ft. wide aisles between storage racks. The employee removed a 7 foot long pallet of boxes from the floor level "pocket" of the rack, was backing up and turning the forklift counterclockwise when the end of the pallet that was being transported, struck a box that was in the rack directly across the aisle from where the pallet being transported had just been removed. At that point, the forklift started traveling in reverse, and actually backed into the storage rack on the same side of the aisle as the pallet that had just been removed. The forklift was not equipped with "guard posts" attached to the overhead guard on the rear (operator's side) of the forklift. Because of this, the rear of the forklift where the operator was standing actually entered the storage rack, crushing the operator between the 3 in. clearance present between the horizontal beam (shelf) on the second level of the storage rack and the chassis of the forklift. The employee was hospitalized.
Keywords: FRACTURE, STAND-UP OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, STRUCK AGAINST, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 308000579 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |