Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308514843 - Yell-O-Glow

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308514843

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 01/31/2005

Site Address:
Yell-O-Glow
250 Beacham Street
Everett, MA 02149

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5148

NAICS: 424480/Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/08/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/13/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100770619

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$3,000	$0	$3,900
Current Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$2,100	$0	$2,730
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	19100132 D01	04/07/2005	05/10/2005	$630	$900	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A	04/07/2005	04/12/2005	$2,100	$3,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200773877

Event: 01/26/2005

Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Truck

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on January 26, 2005, Employee #1, a warehouse worker, was working at a warehouse to load a truck for delivery. Employee #1, who had been employed by the company for one month, usually worked another area of the warehouse operations, but they were short truck drivers and his supervisor instructed him to fill in as a driver. He was assigned truck Number 25 and shown what needed to be delivered. Another driver, operating truck Number 30, was instructed to back up to loading dock Number 11 to accept ten additional pallets to his previously loaded twelve before leaving for his route. As the driver backed up truck Number 30 to loading dock Number 11, Employee #1 exited the building, maintaining dock Number 11, to walk to his assigned truck and was crushed between the loading dock and the rear of truck Number 30. The dock measured 50-inches high from the pavement and 96-inches wide. After the driver docked truck Number 30, put it in park, and exited the truck, he heard a scream. He walked to the rear of the truck and saw Employee #1 pinned up against the dock. The driver immediately drove the truck forward, releasing Employee #1. Emergency services were contacted and Employee #1 was transported to Mass General Hospital where he died. The accident investigation revealed that it was snowing with light flurries the morning of the accident, but the dock floor was fairly dry. Additionally, the mirrors on truck Number 30 were functional and clear of obstructions. The driver did not see anyone behind the truck.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, WAREHOUSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INEXPERIENCE, LOADING DOCK, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308514843			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, light

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