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Inspection: 109294405 - Babb Lumber Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 109294405
Report ID: 0418200
Date Opened: 05/17/1996

Site Address:
Babb Lumber Company, Inc.
6652 Highway 41 North
Ringgold, GA 30736

Mailing Address:
Po Box 250, Ringgold, GA 30736

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/20/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/16/1996

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361119589
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4 4
Current Violations 4 4
Initial Penalty $10,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,000
Current Penalty $6,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,000
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 10/04/1996 10/09/1996 $1,500 $2,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100178 M05 III 10/04/1996 10/09/1996 $1,500 $2,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100178 P01 10/04/1996 10/09/1996 $1,500 $2,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01004 Serious 19100178 Q07 10/04/1996 10/09/1996 $1,500 $2,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200200079
Event: 05/16/1996
Employee killed when crushed by forklift

Employee #1, a truck driver, was helping to load an empty flatbed trailer with lumber for delivery to a customer. Two stacks of lumber had been loaded onto the back of the trailer just prior to the accident. The forklift operator picked up a third stack to be loaded on top of the back right stack. He approached the trailer from the right side with the load up, stopped on a slight incline about a foot from the trailer, set the parking brake, left the motor running, and got off to align some dunnage on the stack that was already on the trailer. At the same time, Employee #1 decided to help move the dunnage and he stepped between the load and the trailer. When he was approximately in the center of the load, the parking brake on the forklift let go and the forklift began to roll. Employee #1 was crushed between the load and the trailer. He was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, UNMANNED, SLOPE, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 109294405 Fatality Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported
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