Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102922523 - Laidlaw Waste Systems, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102922523

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 08/08/1988

Site Address:
Laidlaw Waste Systems, Incorporated
66 Cambridge Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/02/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/17/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360669279

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
Current Penalty	$405	$0	$0	$0	$0	$405
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	5A0001	09/21/1988	10/21/1988	$405	$810	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 659946

Event: 02/19/1988

EMPLOYEE INJURED AND LATER DIED FROM HIT BY CABLE HOOK

AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 19, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS "JOGGING" AN 8 CUBIC FOOT DUMPSTER TO ALIGN IT WITH THE HOPPER OF HIS REAR LOADING DUMP TRUCK. AS POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE CABLE HOIST, THE HOOK DISENGAGED FROM THE DUMPSTER. THE HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE FACE AND BROKE HIS NOSE. HE RETURNED TO WORK APPROXIMATELY FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ON APRIL 2ND OF THE SAME YEAR EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A STROKE. HE DIED A WEEK LATER. ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, HE DIED AS A RESULT OF SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN A WASTE SYSTEMS TRUCK DRIVER FOR 2 YEARS.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, WORK RULES, DUMPSTER, NOSE, HOIST, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102922523			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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