Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311353189 - Porter'S Group Llc Dba Porter'S Fabrication

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte

Inspection Nr: 311353189

Report ID: 0453730

Date Opened: 08/09/2007

Site Address:
Porter'S Group Llc Dba Porter'S Fabrication
1111 Oates Road
Bessemer City, NC 28016

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 332322/Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/19/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Program Improvements

Case Closed: 01/22/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102097276

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,750
Current Penalty	$1,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,750
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 C01	11/30/2007	01/18/2008	$700	$700	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	11/30/2007	01/18/2008	$1,050	$1,050	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202078887

Event: 08/09/2007

Employee Is Crushed and Killed While Cleaning

On August 9, 2007, Employee #1 was cleaning up at the end of his shift around a steel sheet change stocker tower. The tower was used for storage and retrieval of pallets of sheet steel for automatic feed into a laser cutting machine. He was last seen with a broom at the elevator system used to raise and lower pallets from the floor into the tower. He was found crushed under the elevator frame with his body parallel to the front of the tower, between the metal support table used for loading the tower. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PALLET, ELEVATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311353189			Fatality	Fracture	Production helpers

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