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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 311246656 - De Kalb Plating Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville

Nr: 311246656	Report ID: 0521400	Open Date: 11/01/2007

De Kalb Plating Co., Inc.
221 Grove Street De Kalb, IL 60115		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC: 3471/Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
NAICS: 332813/ Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring

Inspection Type:	Referral
Scope:	Complete	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	11/06/2007
Planning Guide:	Safety-Manufacturing	Close Case:	04/18/2008
Emphasis:	L:Forklift

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Referral	200823755	Yes

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200823763		Event: 11/01/2007	Employee Is Struck By Forklift And Lacerates Leg
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on November 1, 2007, Employee #1, the operator of the industrial lift, was injured when the parked industrial lift truck rolled into him. The old lift truck was not manufactured with a parking break. Manufacturer's instruction permitted lowering the forks to ground level when leaving the lift truck unattended. Employee #1 suffered a serious laceration in the leg which cut a major artery, but this injury was not fatal. Company records indicate Employee #1 was trained in English and certified to operate the lift truck. Employee #1 was also instructed to lower the forks to ground level whenever dismounting the fork truck. This was a routine function that occurred periodically throughout the workday. There were no contributing weather factors affecting the condition. There were no other employees exposed to the condition at the time of the accident. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Keywords: brake, industrial truck, laceration, struck by, artery, leg
1	311246656		Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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