Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100175462 - Metal Fab, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100175462

Report ID: 0214200

Date Opened: 11/24/1986

Site Address:
Metal Fab, Inc.
Prices Switch Rd
Vernon, NJ 07462

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 276, Vernon, NJ 07462

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/05/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360663512
Referral	900979097	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180
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	19100179 N03 I	12/16/1986	12/19/1986	$180	$300	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14481071

Event: 11/21/1986

HEAVY CARGO FELL OFF TRUCK; EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED

EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS HELPER, WITH THE AID OF AN OVERHEAD CRANE, HAD RAISED A UNIT OF "ANGLE RINGS" FROM THE GROUND TO THE TOP FRONT SECTION OF A "DROP BED" OVER-THE-ROAD TRAILER AND HAD STACKED AND SECURED THE LOAD. EMPLOYEE #1 NOTED THAT THE UNIT WAS NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED ON THE UPPER BED, SO HE DECIDED TO PLACE TWO BRASS ROLLERS UNDER THE ARCH AREA, THEN CONNECT ONE SIDE TO A SLING ATTACHED TO THE CRANE HOOK, AND PUSH THE FRONT END WITH A "JOHNSON" BAR. AS THE HELPER RAISED THE BACK END WITH THE CRANE, THE UNIT ROLLED OFF THE TWO BRASS BARS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS KNOCKED OFF THE TRAILER ONTO THE FLOOR. THE 1100 POUND UNIT ALSO FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT ARM AND KILLING HIM. HAD THE 5 TON "COFFING" CRANE BEEN UTILIZED PROPERLY, BY LIFTING THE LOAD EVENLY, THIS ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. ALSO, THEN EMPLOYMENT OF THE BRASS BARS AS ROLLERS AND THE "JOHNSON" BAR AS A PUSHING DEVICE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, ARM, CRANE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100175462			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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