Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106943400 - Giacomo Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106943400

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 01/06/1994

Site Address:
Giacomo Co. Inc.
330 Seventh Ave,
Ny, NY 10001

Mailing Address:
330 Seventh Ave, Ny, NY 10001

Union Status: Union

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/06/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/15/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360862023

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$3,300	$0	$0	$1,800	$0	$5,100
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$1,250	$0	$3,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C01	05/19/1994	05/29/1994	$1,050	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19101200 E01	05/19/1994	06/05/1994	$400	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19101200 G08	05/19/1994	06/05/1994	$400	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19101200 H	05/19/1994	06/05/1994	$400	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	05/19/1994	05/24/1994	$200	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	02002	Other	19040008	05/19/1994	05/24/1994	$1,050	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200850204

Event: 01/09/1992

Employee killed when crushed by door of truck hopper

At 1:30 a.m. on January 9, 1992, Employee #1, the driver of a refuse truck, and a coworker were at a recycling facility Brooklyn, NY, dumping the contents of their vehicle. Employee #1 was leaning into the truck hopper to retrieve some material that had become caught when the hopper door began to drift down, catching him at the waist. Other workers at the site tried unsuccessfully to rescue him. Employee #1 died of suffocation.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, HOPPER DOOR, ABDOMEN, SUFFOCATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, HOPPER, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106943400			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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