Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104756861 - Fresh Kills Marine Unloading #1 Nyc Dept Sanit

Inspection Information - Office: New York State Department Of Labor Public Employee Safety & Health Bureau

Inspection Nr: 104756861

Report ID: 0253650

Date Opened: 05/27/1988

Site Address:
Fresh Kills Marine Unloading #1 Nyc Dept Sanit
Foot Of Muldoon Ave
Staten Island, NY 10308

Mailing Address:
Att J. Timpone 52-35 58th St 6th Fl, Woodside, NY 11377

Union Status: Union

SIC:4959

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/27/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/12/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360250906

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
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	19100212 A01	06/27/1988	08/09/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1005370

Event: 05/14/1988

Employee's leg amputated in cable wire machine

On the morning of May 14, 1988, Employee #1 was repairing the brakes on a heavy cable wire machine used to move garbage barges in and out of a docking space at the N.Y.C. Department of Sanitation's Marine Unloading Plant #1 on Staten Island. He was standing on the brakes when his left leg became caught and was pulled down into the steel rotary fly wheel located on the side of the machine. Rescue workers struggled for 20 to 30 minutes before freeing him from the machine. Employee #1 was hospitalized, suffering from shock, loss of blood, and a crushed left leg, which was later amputated near his knee. At the time of accident a steel mesh guard that should have been covering the steel rotary wheel was not in place. The guard was in place, however, at the on-site accident investigation on May 27, 1988.

Keywords: SHOCK, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, LOSS OF BLOOD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, UNGUARDED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104756861			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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