Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124618992 - Wadman Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 124618992

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 09/02/1993

Site Address:
Wadman Corp
North Highway 40
Heber City, UT 84032

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1458, Ogden, UT 84402

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/09/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/16/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361531320

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260602 A03 I	09/29/1993	10/03/1993	$300	$300	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260602 C01 VI	09/29/1993	10/16/1993	$300	$300	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	10200140201	09/29/1993	10/03/1993	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170562417

Event: 09/01/1993

Employee suffers fractures in all terrain forklift roll-over

Employee #1 was preparing an area for the construction of a campground rest room. He was using a GEHL rough terrain all-wheel-drive forklift (capacity 8,000 lb) to move a 600 lb bundle of #4 rebar (30 ft lengths) from the front of the building site to a location behind the site. He had backed down the road approximately 100 ft with the rebar and begun his turn when he stopped to ask the foreman where he wanted the rebar. Employee #1 then backed in a circle to keep the load uphill. He stopped again on the side of the 4 degree slope. At this time the forklift tipped over onto its left side and bounced. The side door frame sheared off, and Employee #1 fell from the cab. When the forklift landed again, it landed on Employee #1, breaking his leg and pelvis and causing internal injuries. Employee #1 had had the forks too high for the side slope he stopped on. Even with a relatively light load, the combination of the height of the forks and the load made the forklift unstable and caused it to tip over. The forklift had ROPS and a seat belt but Employee #1 was not wearing his seat belt. If Employee #1 had been wearing the installed seat belt, he would not have been ejected from the vehicle. Employee #1 said that when he felt the machine tipping, he unhooked his seat belt and attempted to jump from the forklift. There is a warning sign in the forklift that says to hang on and remain in the cab in the event of tipping.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124618992			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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