Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105698138 - England'S Stove Works, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Central 0355100

Inspection Nr: 105698138

Report ID: 0355119

Date Opened: 07/24/1990

Site Address:
England'S Stove Works, Inc.
Hwy. 29 N. & Sr 671
Monroe, VA 24574

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 206, Monroe, VA 24574

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3433

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/01/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/25/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360300560

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	19100178 L	10/31/1990	11/05/1990	$500	$1,000	$0	11/28/1990	Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 947325

Event: 07/23/1990

Electrician killed in fall from work platform

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 23, 1990, Employee #1, an electrical contractor for England's Stove Works, Inc., was installing additional conduit and wiring in the plant's ceiling. He asked a coworker, who was also the company's president and forklift operator, to elevate him up to the ceiling in a forklift. The wooden box/crate personnel lifting device measured approximately 36 in. long by 34 in. wide by 26 1/2 in. deep, and was not secured to the forks or to the vertical mast. Employee #1 has been elevated 11 ft 6 in. when he and the box fell off the left side of the forks to the concrete floor. He sustained severe multiple body injuries and was hospitalized at General Hospital, Lynchburg, VA. Employee #1 died at 5:00 p.m. that same day.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, INSTALLING, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105698138					Occupation Not Listed

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