Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1482394.015 - 74583 - Import Auto Salvage Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 1482394.015

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 07/06/2020

Site Address:
74583 - Import Auto Salvage Inc
13190 E. Wade Hampton Blvd.
Greer, SC 29651

Mailing Address:
13190 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer, SC 29651

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/16/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1616210

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	1.12(A)	10/27/2020	11/30/2020	$1,500	$1,500	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130245.015

Event: 07/03/2020

Employee salvaging car parts is killed when vehicle falls

At 4:38 p.m. on Friday, July 3, 2020, an employee was working for a merchant wholesaler of recyclable materials. The worksite was a scrapyard or junkyard that specialized in selling parts from imported cars. The employee was removing the engine from a Nissan Xterra SUV. He was working beneath the car. The vehicle was suspended from a New Holland LS180 skid steer. The vehicle was suspended by a single chain from the undercarriage of the vehicle to the bucket of the skid steer. The car fell on the employee, crushing and killing him. He died of asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Bucket , Caught By, Chain, Crushed, Falling Object, Loader, Loader Bucket, Scrap Yard, Struck By, Suspended Load, Unstable Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482394.015	38	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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