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Inspection: 314413881 - Southern Pump & Tank Company, Llc Dba Spatco, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte

 

Inspection Nr: 314413881
Report ID: 0453730
Date Opened: 03/22/2010

Site Address:
Southern Pump & Tank Company, Llc Dba Spatco, Inc.
4800 North Graham Street
Charlotte, NC 28269

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5084

NAICS: 423830/Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/2010

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/30/2010

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102099256
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $8,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,000
Current Penalty $8,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,000
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 19100244 A02 III 07/20/2010 07/30/2010 $4,000 $4,000 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19100244 A02 VI 07/20/2010 07/30/2010 $4,000 $4,000 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202080404
Event: 03/19/2010
Employee Dies after Being Pinned Under Compressor

At approximately 3:50 p.m., Employee #1 was working alone under a large tow-behind compressor replacing the leaf springs. The compressor was jacked up on the front end with a hydraulic floor jack and two jack stands were used somewhere under the axle of the compressor. Employee #1 was found by Employee #2 pinned under the compressor and unresponsive with no pulse and not breathing. Other employees helped to get the compressor off of Employee #1, started CPR and called 911. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital but did not survive.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, CPR, HYDRAULIC JACK, BLOCKS, TRAILER, JACK

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 314413881 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported
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