Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310922885 - Franklin Veneers

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 310922885

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 04/10/2007

Site Address:
Franklin Veneers
5735 Highway 56 East
Franklinton, NC 27525

Mailing Address:
Po Box 70, Franklinton, NC 27525

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2435

NAICS: 321211/Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/09/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Wood

Case Closed: 08/16/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100358381

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,800
Current Penalty	$1,820	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,820
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	95012901	07/09/2007	07/12/2007	$0	$1,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100176 B	07/09/2007	07/12/2007	$1,820	$2,800	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200356137

Event: 04/10/2007

Employee Is Killed When Stack of Logs Gives Way

At approximately 7:09 a.m. on April 9, 2007, Employee #1 was working as an industrial truck operator for Franklin Veneers, Inc., a firm that produced commercial hardwood veneer or manufactured commercial plywood or prefinished hardwood plywood. Approximately 100 to 120 logs were stacked up to a height of 14 feet, grouped by species, at the steaming area located in the yard on the far right-hand side in front of the main plant. There was no fixed bracing system positioned in the front of the stacked logs. Employee #1 had parked a Caterpillar Model 928F rubber tire front end loader, with Serial Number 2XL01609, 7.5 feet from the log runners that supported the stacked logs. He was removing a plastic tarp from the stacked logs. None of the other employees at the facility saw what happened next, but Employee #1 was found pinned from the waist down by a pile of logs that had rolled onto him. He had sustained a laceration to the left side of his head and ear, a partial avulsion of the ear, and an injury to his abdomen. Franklin County, NC, emergency medical technicians responded, but Employee #1 had been killed.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, FRONT END LOADER, IND TRK OPERATOR, DEGLOVED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SAWMILL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LUMBER STACK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310922885			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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