Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101154128 - Spectrachem Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101154128

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 08/29/1990

Site Address:
Spectrachem Corp.
200 Sheridan Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07502

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2893

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/04/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360525752

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	18			2		20
Current Violations	18			2		20
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$140	$0	$6,440
Current Penalty	$3,750	$0	$0	$100	$0	$3,850
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100023 C01	09/27/1990	10/16/1990	$200	$350	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100024 H	09/27/1990	10/31/1990	$200	$350	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100036 B04	09/27/1990	12/21/1990	$300	$420	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
4.	01004	Serious	19100038 A01	09/27/1990	11/30/1990	$200	$350	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
5.	01005	Serious	19100101 B	09/27/1990	10/16/1990	$150	$280	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100110 E04 III	09/27/1990	10/16/1990	$150	$280	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100147 C01	09/27/1990	11/30/1990	$300	$420	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
8.	01008	Serious	19100147 C05 I	09/27/1990	11/30/1990	$300	$420	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
9.	01009	Serious	19100157 C01	09/27/1990	10/16/1990	$200	$350	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01010	Serious	19100213 C01	09/27/1990	12/21/1990	$200	$350	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
11.	01011	Serious	19100215 A04	09/27/1990	10/16/1990	$100	$210	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01012	Serious	19100215 B09	09/27/1990	10/16/1990	$100	$210	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01013	Serious	19100219 I02	09/27/1990	10/31/1990	$200	$350	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01014	Serious	19100253 B04 III	09/27/1990	10/31/1990	$150	$280	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01015	Serious	19100303 G02 I	09/27/1990	10/31/1990	$300	$490	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01016	Serious	19100303 G02 II	09/27/1990	10/31/1990	$300	$490	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01017	Serious	19101200 E01	09/27/1990	11/30/1990	$200	$350	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
18.	01018	Serious	19101200 H	09/27/1990	11/30/1990	$200	$350	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
19.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	09/27/1990	09/30/1990	$50	$70	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	02002	Other	19040002 A	09/27/1990	10/31/1990	$50	$70	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14491971

Event: 08/27/1990

Employee run over and killed by backing truck

When truck #1 arrived at Spectrachem to pick up a load it blocked truck #2, which had been loaded and was parked north of the dock at the end of a dead end street, facing south and ready to leave. Truck driver #1 left his cab and entered Spectrachem's shipping office to talk to Employee #1, the shipping clerk, about picking up a load. Truck driver #1 was asked to move his truck to allow truck #2 to exit. It was raining heavily and as truck driver #1 started to back up to maneuver his truck to the loading position and to clear the exit for truck #2, he struck and ran over Employee #1, crushing his chest. Why Employee #1 was in the street is not known by anyone at Spectrochem.

Keywords: WORK RULES, TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101154128			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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