Inspection Detail
Inspection: 106891385 - Midway Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Tarrytown Area Office
Site Address:
Midway Inc.
401 North Middletown Rd.
Pearl River, NY 10965
Mailing Address:
131 Avenel Street P.O. Box 118, Avenel, NJ 07001
Union Status: Union
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/13/1991
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/18/1991
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 361102445 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $3,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,250 |
Current Penalty | $3,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,250 |
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 | 19261053 B04 | 07/30/1991 | 08/02/1991 | $1,625 | $1,625 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19261060 A01 V | 07/30/1991 | 09/14/1991 | $1,625 | $1,625 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 1:15 p.m. on January 18, 1991, Employee #1 was attempting to remove a pipe nipple from a pipe that was approximately 9 ft 6 in. above grade. He was standing either atop a 4 ft 10 in. retaining wall or atop an 8 ft stepladder that was leaned up against the retaining wall. When he fell, Employee #1 landed on the other side of the retaining wall (inside the tank farm) and struck his head. He was discovered unconscious and bleeding by a coworker and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Employee #1 remained in a coma until his death on March 15, 1991.
Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WALL, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, UNSTABLE POSITION
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 106891385 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |