Inspection Detail
Inspection: 17478124 - General Motors Corporation, Boc-Pmp
Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office
Site Address:
General Motors Corporation, Boc-Pmp
1451 Lebanon School Road
West Mifflin, PA 15122
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 158, Mckeesport, PA 15134
Union Status: Union
SIC:3465
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/03/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/14/1987
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Referral | 900681313 | Yes |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,200 |
Current Penalty | $610 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $610 |
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. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 11/26/1986 | 11/29/1986 | $610 | $640 | $0 | 12/19/1986 | R - Review Commission | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100132 A | 11/26/1986 | 12/26/1986 | $560 | $560 | $0 | 12/19/1986 | R - Review Commission | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was standing on a conveyor, making adjustments to the screen guard. The screen guard broke and Employee #1 fell approximately 4 feet from the conveyor into an adjacent open floor hole, and then fell a total of 25 feet into the basement. He sustained massive head injuries, broken bones, and crushing injuries. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 17478124 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Millwrights |