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Inspection: 106937014 - L.A. Dreyfus Company

Inspection Information - Office: Avenel Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 106937014
Report ID: 0213400
Date Opened: 08/12/1992

Site Address:
L.A. Dreyfus Company
3775 Park Avenue
Edison, NJ 08820

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 500, South Plainfield, NJ 07080

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2067

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/28/1992

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360945042
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $3,750 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,750
Current Penalty $3,750 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,750
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 19100147 C04 I 10/05/1992 10/08/1992 $1,875 $1,875 $0 -  
2. 01002A Serious 19100147 C07 I 10/05/1992 11/05/1992 $1,875 $1,875 $0 -  
3. 01002B Serious 19100332 B01 10/05/1992 11/05/1992 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14308597
Event: 08/12/1992
Employee killed when struck on head by discharge door

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 12, 1992, Employee #1, a maintenance man, was repairing a Banbury mixer when its discharge door wouldn't close properly. The discharge door is at the bottom of the mixer and opens downward. Employee #1 opened the discharge door and locked out the power to the hydraulic pump motor. The door stuck halfway open. The lockout procedures didn't tell Employee #1 to bleed the stored hydraulic pressure to the door. When the employee went under the door to clean the materials from the hinges, the residual hydraulic pressure pushed the door open. The door struck Employee #1 in the head, causing a severe cerebral hemorrhage. Employee #1 died almost immediately.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, HEMORRHAGE, STUCK, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MIXER, STRUCK BY, DOOR

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 106937014 Fatality Concussion Machinery maintenance occupations
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