Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105428015 - Hordis Brothers Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 105428015

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 09/11/1986

Site Address:
Hordis Brothers Inc.
1900 Midland Street
Rock Hill, SC 29730

Mailing Address:
825 Hylton Road, Pennsauken, NJ 08110

Union Status: Union

SIC:3231

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/21/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/04/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360110613

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
Current Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
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.	01001	Serious	10012 A	12/02/1986	12/05/1986	$490	$490	$0	12/22/1986	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 734343

Event: 09/10/1986

HEAVY PLATE GLASS PIECE FELL ON EMPLOYEE, CRUSHING HIM

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOLDING A LOAD OF PLATE GLASS IN PLACE ON A COMPANY MODIFIED "A" FRAME WHILE THE GLASS WAS BEING UNLOADED FROM A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK AND ONTO THE "A" FRAME. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING BESIDE THE "A" FRAME, HOLDING THE PLATE GLASS TO PREVENT MOVEMENT. THE GLASS WAS BEING UNLOADED BY HAND. THE "A" FRAME COLLAPSED ON THE SIDE NEXT TO EMPLOYEE #1, DROPPING THE PLATE GLASS, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 7,000 POUNDS, ONTO HIM. HE WAS PINNED AGAINST THE TRUCK AND SUFFERED FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES. THE "A" FRAME WAS NEVER TESTED TO DETERMINE LOAD CAPACITY, AND THE MODIFICATIONS WERE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED.

Keywords: LOADING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105428015			Fatality	Other	Stock handlers and baggers

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