Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119541993 - Guardian Storage, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 119541993

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 06/13/1995

Site Address:
Guardian Storage, Inc.
2695 Old Washington Road
Waldorf, MD 20604

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 264, Waldorf, MD 20604

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4214

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/13/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/15/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360229769

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,225	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,225
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
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 O01	08/07/1995	08/09/1995	$700	$2,225	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170830012

Event: 06/12/1995

Employee struck by falling storage crate

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on June 13, 1995, Employee #1 was loading his moving truck with packing material for a moving job. The warehouse manager was unloading storage crates filled with household goods from another moving truck. The crates measured 85 1/4 in. long by 45 1/4 in. wide by 87 in. high. The warehouse manager was operating a Hyster 5,000 lb forklift, model #S50XL, serial #A187V040116, with blades that were fully extended to 65 1/2 in. long and 39 1/4 in. wide. The warehouse manager had already unloaded 8 of the 9 crates in the order, and was placing crate #10 on crate #9 when the crate started to tip to the left toward where Employee #1 was working. The crate fell off of the forks and pinned Employee #1 against his moving truck. Employee #1 was hospitalized with broken teeth, fluid on his lungs, and broken ribs.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, LUNG, CRATE, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119541993			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, light

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