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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1100189 - Venture Construction Company
Inspection Information - Office: Norfolk Area Office
Site Address:
Venture Construction Company
Decatur Street, Norfolk Naval Station
Norfolk, VA 28511
Mailing Address:
2910 Baltic Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27406
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/25/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/28/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360569503 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| Current Penalty | $250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19260602 C01 VI | 07/31/1985 | 09/02/1985 | $250 | $560 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 07/31/1985 | 09/30/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19260602 C01 VI | 07/31/1985 | 09/02/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19030002 A01 | 07/31/1985 | 08/30/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 02002 | Other | 19040002 A | 07/31/1985 | 08/30/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
AN EMPLOYEE (THE JOB SUPERINTENDENT) WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT, ELEVATING APPROXIMATELY FIFTY SHEETS OF PLYWOOD TO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE ROOF WAS ABOUT 12 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. AN EMPLOYEE ON THE ROOF SAW THAT THE PLYWOOD BEING LIFTED WAS OF THE WRONG SIZE. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR THEN LOWERED THE LOAD TO A POSITION ABOUT FIVE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE THEN DISMOUNTED THE FORKLIFT (POSSIBLY TO PLACE 2 X 4 BOARDS UNDER THE LOAD) AND WALKED TO A POSITION BELOW THE LOAD. THE FORKS WERE JAMMED IN THE FORK LIFT'S MAST AND THE FORK SUPPORT CHAINS WERE SLACK. AFTER THE OPERATOR WALKED UNDER THE LOAD THE FORKS RELEASED. THE LOAD FELL, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1. THE LOAD OF PLYWOOD WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND (2000) POUNDS.
Keywords: CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1100189 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |