Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108684812 - East Coast Storage Systems

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 108684812

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 11/25/1997

Site Address:
East Coast Storage Systems
34-17 College Point Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354

Mailing Address:
207 First Street, Lakewood, NJ 08701

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/06/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360393193

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
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	5A0001	05/13/1998	05/18/1998	$1,200	$1,500	$0	05/27/1998	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200830016

Event: 11/22/1997

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY FALLING TILE

An electric utility employee was in a parked truck at a substation. The truck was parked directly adjacent to a fence. Shelving with about 1360 kilograms of tile on it was located on the other side of the fence. The tile belonged to a tile company. The shelves gave way, and the tiles fell on the fence and truck, crushing the electric utility employee to death.

Keywords: POWER LINE WORKER, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STORAGE RACK, OVERLOADED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STORAGE AREA, CRUSHED, SUBSTATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108684812					Occupation Not Listed

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