Inspection Detail
Inspection: 308989862 - Wickes Lumber A Division Of Bradco Supply Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office
Site Address:
Wickes Lumber A Division Of Bradco Supply Corp.
145 South Whitford Road
Exton, PA 19341
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5211
NAICS: 444190/Other Building Material Dealers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 11/28/2005
Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing
Emphasis: L:Rescon, S:Transportation
Case Closed: 02/17/2006
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 102021557 |
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 | $4,144 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,144 |
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 | 01/05/2006 | 02/07/2006 | $2,072 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100178 L02 II | 01/05/2006 | 01/10/2006 | $2,072 | $1,875 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100178 L06 | 01/05/2006 | 01/09/2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On October 10, 2005, Employee #1, a tractor trailer driver was killed when he was loosening securement straps on the load he was hauling. Employee #1 had stopped on an incline at the entrance/exit to the lumber yard where he was making a final adjustment to his lumber delivery order. While in the process of loosening the last load securement strap a wooden beam dislodged and fell approximately 9" feet from the top of the stacked lumber on the flatbed trailer and struck Employee #1 in the head. The wooden beam which struck the employee was approximately 20" feet in length and weighing 455 pounds and was mistakenly loaded onto the flatbed trailer and had to be replaced with another beam to satisfy the customer order. The beam was resting on a stack of building materials which had a surface area smaller than the length and width dimensions of the beam thus making the beam unstable when the securement straps were removed.
Keywords: BEAM, EMBANKMENT, HEAD, UNSECURED, LOAD SHIFT, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE LOAD
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 308989862 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Truck drivers, heavy |