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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 103420659 - Browning-Ferris Industries Of Massachusetts Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office
Site Address:
Browning-Ferris Industries Of Massachusetts Llc
22 Nightingale Avenue
Quincy, MA 02169
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:4953
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/28/1988
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/19/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 901378976 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
| Current Penalty | $800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 12/13/1988 | 01/17/1989 | $800 | $800 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:45 a.m. on November 8, 1988, Employee #1 was aligning his Mack roll-off truck to a dumpster for pick up. When the rails were fully extended, the steel-jacketed rubber hose leading to the left hydraulic lifting piston failed. A witness saw Employee #1 leave the truck's cab and climb onto the hydraulic reservoir tank and then onto the vehicle's chassis. He was apparently kneeling on the chassis trying to shut off the main hydraulic valve when he was struck and pinned beneath the descending rails. Employee #1 sustained broken ribs, a partially separated aorta, a broken pelvis, and a broken left leg. Employee #1 had been a fill-in roll off driver for 16 months.
Keywords: FRACTURE, RAIL, PINNED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, PELVIS, RIB, STRUCK BY, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103420659 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |