Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108407008 - Wyoming Concrete Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 108407008

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 06/05/1989

Site Address:
Wyoming Concrete Industries, Inc.
2300 N. Salisbury Blvd.
Salisbury, MD 21801

Mailing Address:
Po Box 233 S, Salisbury, MD 21801

Union Status: Union

SIC:3271

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/03/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360217251

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,065	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,065
Current Penalty	$795	$0	$0	$0	$0	$795
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	890032 A	08/04/1989	08/07/1989	$570	$570	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	19100132 A	08/04/1989	08/07/1989	$225	$495	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14198709

Event: 06/05/1989

EMPLOYEE INJURED BY FALLING FORK ATTACHMENT

Employee #1 was operating a Disco Side-O-Matic hydraulic unloader that was mounted on a flat bed truck. He was unloading cubes of concrete blocks from the truck. He had unloaded seven cubes and was raising the forks to unload the eighth cube. Employee #1 raised the forks, which were attached to a block and hook on a wire rope. He raised the block to the trolley of the boom. The block was pulled tight into the trolley. The block turned sideways, allowing the forks to slide out of the hook and fall on Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained severe head lacerations, a fractured wrist, and injured his back.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, BOOM, BACK, LACERATION, CONCRETE BLOCK, FLATBED TRUCK, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108407008			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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