Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109850214 - Family Dollar Stores Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109850214

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 07/03/1999

Site Address:
Family Dollar Stores Inc.
213 Spencer Street
Manchester, CT 06040

Mailing Address:
10401 Monroe Rd, Mathews, NC 28201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/03/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/09/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200080554	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,500
Current Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100037 K02	08/10/1999	08/13/1999	$4,500	$4,500	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100159 C10	08/10/1999	08/16/1999	$4,500	$4,500	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100176 B	08/10/1999	08/27/1999	$4,500	$4,500	$0	-
4.	02001	Other	19100037 Q01	08/10/1999	09/27/1999	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200080273

Event: 07/03/1999

Two employees injured by falling goods when racks collapse

Employees #1 and #2 were off-loading boxes from homemade wooden racks in the stockroom that had begun to sag. As they were working, the racks pulled out of the wall, burying them under corrugated boxes full of hardware. Both employees were extricated by the Fire Department and sent to the hospital. Employee #1, age 16, was admitted for observation of a possible head injury; Employee #2 was treated and released.

Keywords: HEAD, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, BURIED, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109850214			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Sales counter clerks
2	109850214			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations

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