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Inspection: 101278257 - Mountain Pine, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 101278257
Report ID: 0418100
Date Opened: 07/09/1987

Site Address:
Mountain Pine, Inc.
500 Amsterdam Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30306

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5031

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/10/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/21/1987

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360126072
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 3 4
Current Violations 1 3 4
Initial Penalty $320 $0 $0 $0 $0 $320
Current Penalty $320 $0 $0 $0 $0 $320
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 19100178 L 07/20/1987 08/07/1987 $320 $320 $0 -  
2. 01001B Serious 19100178 M03 07/20/1987 07/23/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02001 Other 19030002 A01 07/20/1987 08/07/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 02002 Other 19100178 A06 07/20/1987 08/07/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 02003 Other 19100178 P01 07/20/1987 08/07/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 607820
Event: 07/08/1987
EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH WHEN FORKLIFT OVERTURNED ONTO HER

AT 2 PM ON JULY 8, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING AN ALLIS-CHALMERS FORKLIFT DOWN A RAMP INTO A PARKING AREA. IT WAS HER SECOND DAY ON THE JOB. THE RAMP WAS 33 INCHES HIGH AND 10 FEET, 4 INCHES LONG. APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RAMP WAS A PARKED TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON THE LEFT FORK OF THE FORKLIFT WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE RAMP. THE LIFT PICKED UP SPEED. EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY PANICKED, THINKING SHE MIGHT HIT THE TRACTOR-TRAILER. SHE TURNED THE FORKLIFT HARD TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING IT TO OVERTURN ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE OVERHEAD GUARD. THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS RIDING ON THE LEFT FORK WAS NOT INJURED. THE EMPLOYEES HAD NOT BEEN TRAINED IN THE SAFE OPERATION OF FORKLIFTS. EMPLOYEES WERE PERMITTED TO RIDE ON THE FORKS AND THE SIDES OF THE FORKLIFTS. THE NAMEPLATE WAS NOT IN PLACE. THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE GUAGES DID NOT WORK AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL DID NOT HAVE A NON-SLIP PAD.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, OVERHEAD GUARD, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, INEXPERIENCE, UNTRAINED, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 101278257 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported
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