Inspection Detail
Inspection: 312507130 - Exel, Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office
Site Address:
Exel, Incorporated
1800 Cloister Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4225
NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/22/2009
Emphasis: S:Powered Ind Vehicle, S:Struck-By
Case Closed: 02/24/2010
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360656508 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 |
Current Penalty | $12,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,000 |
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 | 19100176 A | 01/08/2010 | 02/10/2010 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100178 L03 III | 01/08/2010 | 02/10/2010 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100178 N06 | 01/08/2010 | 02/10/2010 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:10 a.m. on December 6, 2009, Employee #1 was operating a Yale standup-style powered industrial truck (Model Number OS030BE, Serial Number D826N01925A) to relocate inbound freight. On this industrial truck, the operator platform is raised and lowered with the forks. Besides the overhead guard and arm on either side of the operator platform, the forklift had an open operator compartment. Employee #1 extracted a pallet of product. The pallet of product was on the machine's forks, as he stood on the platform facing the opposite direction of the forks (i.e., facing the controls of the order selector). Employee #1 backed toward the storage rack in order to put the pallet into a floor-level slot (Slot Location Number B396A). As he operated the forklift, he proceeded too far into the storage rack and became pinned between the mast of the order selector and the first horizontal rack beam (i.e., an under-ride situation occurred). A coworker found Employee #1 pinned against the rack a few minutes later. The coworker immediately summoned emergency medical personnel and began rendering aid to Employee #1; however, Employee #1 died from his unspecified injuries.
Keywords: PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STORAGE RACK
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 312507130 | Fatality | Puncture | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |