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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311353189 - Porter'S Group Llc Dba Porter'S Fabrication
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte
Site Address:
Porter'S Group Llc Dba Porter'S Fabrication
1111 Oates Road
Bessemer City, NC 28016
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3444
NAICS: 332322/Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/19/2007
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: S:Program Improvements
Case Closed: 01/22/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102097276 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,750 |
| Current Penalty | $1,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,750 |
| 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 | 19100147 C01 | 11/30/2007 | 01/18/2008 | $700 | $700 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 11/30/2007 | 01/18/2008 | $1,050 | $1,050 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On August 9, 2007, Employee #1 was cleaning up at the end of his shift around a steel sheet change stocker tower. The tower was used for storage and retrieval of pallets of sheet steel for automatic feed into a laser cutting machine. He was last seen with a broom at the elevator system used to raise and lower pallets from the floor into the tower. He was found crushed under the elevator frame with his body parallel to the front of the tower, between the metal support table used for loading the tower. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PALLET, ELEVATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311353189 | Fatality | Fracture | Production helpers |