Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304276736 - Lapp Insulator Company Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304276736

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 03/20/2001

Site Address:
Lapp Insulator Company Llc
130 Gilbert Street
Leroy, NY 14482

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3264

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/02/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/31/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101330520

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,500
Current Penalty	$7,650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,650
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100176 A	05/03/2001	06/05/2001	$4,500	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100176 B	05/03/2001	06/05/2001	$0	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100178 L02 II	05/03/2001	06/05/2001	$3,150	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201330388

Event: 03/20/2001

Employee killed when struck by falling ceramic insulators

Employee #1 was a fork lift operator, newly trained, and on the job permanently since January 9, 2001. He had received training, but operator training did not include practice entering and exiting the dryer ovens. The job was to load and unload metal skids from a drying oven. The metal skids sat on the floor and were resting on two inch wide metal rails supported by metal poles. The supporting rails were notched and bowed. Marks on the support posts showed that they were struck frequently during the operation. The Raymond forklift being operated by Employee #1 measured 40 inches wide. The aisles between the raised metal rails or pole supports were 41 inches wide. Employee #1, the fork lift operator, entered facing forward and backed out carrying completed skids. The skids contained 4 porcelain ceramic insulators, 13 inches in diameter and 71 inches long, each weighing 730 to 780 pounds. Employee #1 was killed when a skid on his upper right side slipped off the rails and dropped two of the 700 pound or greater dried insulators on him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, INSULATOR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304276736			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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