Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313103996 - United Parcel Service Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 313103996

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 08/05/2009

Site Address:
United Parcel Service Co.
3401 Nw 67 Avenue
Miami, FL 33152

Mailing Address:
Po Box 523979, Miami, FL 33152

Union Status: Union

SIC:4513

NAICS: 492110/Couriers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/11/2009

Emphasis: S:Fall From Height

Case Closed: 02/09/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100681469

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	01/15/2010	01/22/2010	$6,300	$6,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200677904

Event: 08/02/2009

Employee Falls from Platform, Later Dies

At approximately 11:10 p.m. on August 2, 2009, Employee #1 was unloading a pallet of boxed flowers. He accessed the metal platform, where the boxes were placed after being removed from the airplanes, 1.66 feet from ground level. Employee #1 was removing a box from a stack of several boxes when the entire stack shifted and struck him. He lost his balance and fell backwards off of the platform onto the ground. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. He died on August 5, 2009.

Keywords: PLATFORM, AIRCRAFT, HEAD, LOAD SHIFT, FALL, PALLET, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313103996			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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