Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109869214 - Garofalo Brothers Recycling And Transfer Station

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109869214

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 12/18/1992

Site Address:
Garofalo Brothers Recycling And Transfer Station
19-35 Atlantic Street
Garfield, NJ 07026

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/29/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/18/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360660401

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	02/24/1993	03/01/1993	$1,500	$2,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100157 G01	02/24/1993	03/29/1993	$0	$800	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14492268

Event: 12/18/1992

Employee killed when struck and crushed by loader

At approximately 7:57 a.m. on December 18, 1992, Employee #1 was separating metal from plastic in a sanitation depot. At the same time, a coworker was backing up a jumbo Caterpillar front end loader, model #966D, identification #94X03429, to trim mounds of garbage 9 to 10 ft away from Employee #1. The loader struck Employee #1 and crushed him to death under the back wheel. The loader did not have a functioning reverse signal alarm; also, there were no mirrors on the loader's cab and the operator had a 9 ft or more blind spot.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, FRONT END LOADER, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109869214			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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