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Inspection: 315465245 - Westfalia Technologies, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 315465245
Report ID: 0420600
Date Opened: 03/11/2011

Site Address:
Westfalia Technologies, Inc.
11315 N. 30th Street
Tampa, FL 33612

Mailing Address:
3655 Sandhurst Dr., York, PA 17406

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5084

NAICS: 423830/Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/08/2011

Emphasis: S:Public Warehousing, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 09/15/2011

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102666492
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 5 5
Current Violations 3 2 5
Initial Penalty $19,250 $0 $0 $0 $0 $19,250
Current Penalty $11,000 $0 $0 $2,775 $0 $13,775
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. 01001A Serious 19100147 C04 IIB 08/09/2011 08/26/2011 $4,400 $4,900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01001B Serious 19100147 C04 IID 08/09/2011 08/26/2011 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002 Serious 19100147 C06 I 08/09/2011 08/26/2011 $2,200 $2,975 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01003 Other 19100147 C07 IA 08/09/2011 08/26/2011 $1,500 $3,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01004A Serious 19100147 D03 08/09/2011 08/19/2011 $4,400 $4,900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01004B Serious 19100147 C05 I 08/09/2011 08/19/2011 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
7. 01005A Other 19100147 D04 I 08/09/2011 08/19/2011 $1,275 $2,975 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 01005B Serious 19100147 F03 II 08/09/2011 08/19/2011 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202528477
Event: 03/11/2011
Employee Is Crushed and Killed by Falling Platform

At 1:30 a.m. on March 11, 2011, Employee #1 and four coworkers were performing maintenance on an automated pallet retrieval machine (or storage retrieval machine). The equipment was located in a warehouse and was used for the vertical lifting of pallets. Employee #1 and his coworkers were working underneath the machine to replace the 105 feet- high chains that drove the lift platform. The chain had been secured by wedged safety devices. As they were pulling chains through a sprocket, the platform fell and crushed Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BLOCKS, SUSPENDED LOAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 315465245 Fatality Other Occupation not reported
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