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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 105767628 - Sasser Signs
Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Central 0355100
Site Address:
Sasser Signs
Blackwell Dodge
Danville, VA 24540
Mailing Address:
750 Craghead St, Danville, VA 24541
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3993
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/16/1993
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/25/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360301220 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19100176 B | 12/17/1993 | 01/24/1994 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | Y - State Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 12:50 p.m. on June 23, 1993, Employee #1 was attempting to unload billboard signs from a sign rack dollie by himself. The signs were 8 ft by 16 ft and fabricated of 24 gauge steel sheet metal and 1 1/2 in. angle iron. The seam and edge supports weighed approximately 236.24 lb each. The sign rack dollie, which was on wheels, was constructed of 4 1/2 in. steel pipe that measured approximately 9 ft 5 in. high by 13 ft long with a top center hoist bracket 21 in. square made of 4 in. angle iron. The dollie weighed approximately 426.92 lb. The rack had two signs on each side set up at about a 10 degree angle. Employee #1 started to unload the rack and placed three signs against the west wall with the rack parallel to the wall. The three signs fell over against the rack, toward the east, striking the rack and knocking it over on top of the employee. The hoist structure struck Employee #1 on the right side of the neck, causing a 10 in. long laceration that exposed his vertebrae. He died.
Keywords: LACERATION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, VERTEBRA
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105767628 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Hand painting, coating and decorating occupations |