Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301732442 - Ted'S Sheds, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301732442

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 10/01/1997

Site Address:
Ted'S Sheds, Inc.
10311 Bonita Beach Road
Bonita Springs, FL 34135

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 249, Bonita Springs, FL 34135

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3448

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/01/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/26/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361089311

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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 P01	01/28/1998	02/02/1998	$3,000	$3,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202287959

Event: 09/30/1997

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY FORKLIFT

Employee #1 was driving a large forklift to empty a one yard container suspended by the forklift into a 20-yard garbage container. Employee #1 dismounted the forklift to walk over and look into the 20-yard container. The forklift rolled a short distance and crushed him against the 20-yard garbage container. The forklift was manufactured in England and it had the unusual feature that when the brakes were used, the entire brake system locked up and it had to be released each time by operating a brake release lever on the control panel. The lever was not working correctly and it had to be operated several times to release the brakes. Employee #1 had jammed a large screwdriver into the control panel to prevent the brakes from setting. Therefore when he walked over to the container, the forklift was parked without any brakes to prevent it from rolling.

Keywords: BRAKE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301732442			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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