Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 301167078 - Lkl Associates

Inspection Information - Office: Utah

Nr: 301167078	Report ID: 0854910	Open Date: 02/15/2000

Lkl Associates
265 S 500 E Kaysville, UT 84037		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC: 5211/Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers
Mailing: 134 N 1600 W, Orem, UT 84057

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Complete	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	02/16/2000
Planning Guide:	Safety-Manufacturing	Close Case:	02/16/2000

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	362651580

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 171058761		Event: 02/14/2000	Employee Injured When Cement Boards Fall From Cart
Employee #1, age 19, and a coworker were using a transport dolly/cart to move twelve 8 ft long by 4 ft wide by 5/8 in. thick sheets of cement board, each weighing approximately 132 lb. The boards were stacked lengthwise on their edges as they moved and positioned the cart in a bathroom. Employee #1 was walking backward, pulling and directing the cart's movement, when the front left wheel dropped into a floor drain. The boards started to shift and fall from the cart. Employee #1 was trying to steady them by pushing against the wall when his legs became trapped beneath the boards. He sustained a fractured right ankle and tendon damage to his left knee. The weight capacity of the cart was 3,000 lb, and the floor drain was not seen by either employee. The floor was unfinished concrete and had scattered pieces of loose insulation on it from an earlier job in which it had been sprayed on the ceiling but did not stick.
Keywords: fracture, unguarded fl opening, work rules, load shift, mech mat handling, walking backward, housekeeping, work surface, ankle, cart
1	301167078		Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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