Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314413881 - Southern Pump & Tank Company, Llc Dba Spatco, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte
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
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 102099256 |
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 |
# | 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
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
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 314413881 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |