Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104726989 - Tonawanda Tn Wwtp

Inspection Information - Office: Nys Dol Pesh Buffalo

Inspection Nr: 104726989

Report ID: 0253630

Date Opened: 11/12/1987

Site Address:
Tonawanda Tn Wwtp
779 Ten Mile Creek Rd
Tonawanda, NY 14150

Mailing Address:
2919 Delaware Ave, Kenmore, NY 14219

Union Status: Union

SIC:4952

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/13/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/11/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360174015

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100025 D02 I	12/01/1987	01/14/1988	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B06I	12/01/1987	01/14/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 992867

Event: 11/11/1987

Employee injured in fall from extension ladder

On 8:15 a.m. on November 11, 1984, Employee #1 and a coworker were preparing to clean the bottom of a sludge tank. A metal extension ladder had been placed in the tank, but the top of the ladder had not been tied off. The coworker left. Employee #1 climbed over the tank rail and onto the ladder. The ladder slipped, and he fell 23 feet to the bottom of the tank, fracturing his left hip and injuring his left heel and left forearm. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, FOREARM, METAL LADDER, FALL, TANK, HIP, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104726989			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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