Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103420659 - Browning-Ferris Industries Of Massachusetts Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103420659

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 11/15/1988

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901378976	Yes

Violation Summary
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

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	12/13/1988	01/17/1989	$800	$800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 660142

Event: 11/15/1988

Employee injured when caught between truck chassis and rails

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103420659			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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