Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303386304 - Sundance Products

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303386304

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 05/10/2001

Site Address:
Sundance Products
1425 Candler Road
Gainesville, GA 30507

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3089

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/17/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/15/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101281178

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		1			2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,600	$0	$8,000	$0	$0	$9,600
Current Penalty	$4,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,800
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	19100147 C04 I	08/24/2001	09/20/2001	$800	$1,600	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100178 L01 I	08/24/2001	09/20/2001	$4,000	$8,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201281151

Event: 05/09/2001

Employee Crushed by Overturning Forklift

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on May 9, 2001, Employee #1 finished his clean up duties and was sitting on an idling forklift waiting for the shift to end. Employee #1 was playing with the controls of the forklift moving the forklift back and forth. Employee #1 was told several times by a coworker to stop. The coworker later heard the forklift running and Employee #1 yell as the forklift backed off the dock. The forklift flipped over and landed on the employee, crushing him to death.

Keywords: DOCK, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303386304			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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