Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101097293 - Metzger And Company
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office
Site Address:
Metzger And Company
3400 Club Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30245
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 47970, Atlanta, GA 30362
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1522
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/28/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/21/1986
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360145106 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
Current Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
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. | 01001A | Serious | 19260602 C01 VI | 09/23/1986 | 10/23/1986 | $240 | $240 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260020 B01 | 09/23/1986 | 10/23/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01001C | Serious | 19260020 B02 | 09/23/1986 | 10/23/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 01001D | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 09/23/1986 | 10/23/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:55 a.m. on August 28, 1986, Employee #2 instructed Employee #1 to use a Pettibone 88 wheeled forklift to hoist him 34 ft onto a job-built wooden platform to cut a dead tree. The forklift was on an incline and overturned. Employee #2 hit the blacktop, striking his head against the curb. He was killed. Employee #1 was struck by the lift's ROPS, breaking two ribs.
Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, OVERTURN, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLOPE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 101097293 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators |