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Inspection: 100328632 - Burford Equipment Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham

Nr: 100328632

Report ID: 0418300

Open Date: 03/25/1986

Burford Equipment Co., Inc.

I-85 Mt. Megis Mitylene Exit
Montgomery, AL 36117

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC: 5084/Industrial Machinery and Equipment

Mailing: P. O. Box 1591, Montgomery, AL 36192

Inspection Type:

Accident

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Private

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

03/26/1986

Planning Guide:

Safety-Manufacturing

Close Case:

07/10/1986

Related Activity:

Type

Safety

Health

Accident

360651350

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$335	$0	$0	$0	$0	$335
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	19100028 A05	04/23/1986	04/28/1986	$335	$560	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	2.	02001	Other	19100178 L	04/23/1986	06/30/1986	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 14349013		Event: 03/18/1986	Employee Killed In Fall From Mobile Platform
Employee #1 was operating an "up-right tiger" mobile work platform that had defective guardrails. The right side guardrails failed, causing him to fall approximately 50 in. and strike the back of his head against the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: head, guardrail, inadequate maint, work rules, struck against, equipment failure, fall, work platform
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	100328632		Fatality	Fracture	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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