Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113673396 - Erectall Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Avenel Area Office

Inspection Nr: 113673396

Report ID: 0213400

Date Opened: 04/08/2004

Site Address:
Erectall Corp.
2 Millennium Way
Branchburg, NJ 08876

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3143, Sea Bright, NJ 07760

Union Status: Union

SIC:1796

NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/15/2004

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 10/19/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101310985

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$3,600
Current Penalty	$1,575	$0	$0	$1,125	$0	$2,700
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.	01001A	Serious	19260055 A	09/15/2004	11/02/2004	$1,575	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260055 B	09/15/2004	11/02/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19040039 A	09/15/2004	09/20/2004	$1,125	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201311206

Event: 03/16/2004

Employee dies of carbon monoxide exposure from forklift

On March 16, 2004, Employee #1 and two coworkers were erecting steel shelving in a newly constructed warehouse. They used a propane powered forklift for approximately two hours to unload beams and frames from an enclosed tractor trailer. In addition, the truck was used for a total of forty five minutes throughout the shift. Employee #1 collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack. Employee #1's carboxyhemoglobin level was 10 and tests performed by the employer on the forklift indicated 9.76-9.89 carbon monoxide in the exhaust. However, air sampling by compliance officer indicated carbon monoxide levels in excess of 2000 ppm in the exhaust stream of the forklift.

Keywords: VAPOR, HEART ATTACK, INHALATION, GAS, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PROPANE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113673396			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Millwrights

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