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Inspection: 114106214 - Blue Circle Materials Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 114106214
Report ID: 0214200
Date Opened: 08/08/1996

Site Address:
Blue Circle Materials Inc.
Route 23
Hamburg, NJ 07419

Mailing Address:
475 Market St., Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

Union Status: Union

SIC:2951

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/23/1997

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 200020303 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 12 1 13
Current Violations 12 1 13
Initial Penalty $14,575 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,575
Current Penalty $7,288 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,288
FTA Penalty $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,000

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 19100022 C 09/27/1996 12/31/1996 $688 $1,375 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002A Serious 19100023 C01 09/27/1996 10/02/1996 $688 $1,375 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002B Serious 19100023 C03 09/27/1996 12/31/1996 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01002C Serious 19100023 E01 09/27/1996 12/31/1996 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01003 Serious 19100023 D01 III 09/27/1996 10/02/1996 $413 $825 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01004A Serious 19100147 C02 II 09/27/1996 10/02/1996 $688 $1,375 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 01004B Serious 19100147 C04 II 09/27/1996 12/31/1996 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 01004C Serious 19100147 C05 I 09/27/1996 10/02/1996 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
9. 01004D Serious 19100147 C07 I 09/27/1996 12/31/1996 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
10. 01005 Serious 19100157 G02 09/27/1996 11/15/1996 $550 $1,100 $500 I - Informal Settlement  
11. 01006A Serious 19100212 A01 09/27/1996 02/13/1997 $688 $1,375 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
12. 01006B Serious 19100212 A01 09/27/1996 12/31/1996 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
13. 01007 Serious 19100219 C02 I 09/27/1996 11/15/1996 $550 $1,100 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
14. 01008 Serious 19100219 F03 09/27/1996 12/31/1996 $688 $1,375 $500 I - Informal Settlement  
15. 01009 Serious 19100253 B02 II 09/27/1996 10/02/1996 $550 $1,100 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
16. 01010 Serious 19100253 B02 IV 09/27/1996 10/02/1996 $550 $1,100 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
17. 01011 Serious 19100253 B04 III 09/27/1996 10/02/1996 $550 $1,100 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
18. 01012 Serious 19101200 H 09/27/1996 11/15/1996 $688 $1,375 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
19. 02001 Other 19100157 E03 09/27/1996 10/02/1996 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200020154
Event: 08/08/1996
Employee fractures ankle in fall into open silo hatch

Employee #1 and several coworkers, who were working in a trolley storage silo area, climbed onto a trolley platform to clean up a macadam spill. A trolley containing approximately three tons of macadam had been programmed to dump the load into silo #2 and the hatch was open. Due to an apparently unknown electrical problem, the trolley went to silo #1 and discharged its load on top of the hatch cover. Employee #1 and coworkers began to clean off the track and silo hatch #1, and Employee #1 walked up to chute #4 to release the trolley's manual brake. He then walked back in the direction of silo #1, moving between trolley cables and atop closed silo hatches instead of using the catwalk. He was walking on top of silo hatch #2 when he stepped through the open hatch and fell approximately 27 ft into the empty silo. Employee #1 was rescued by firemen and transported to St. Claire's Hospital in Sussex, NJ, where he underwent surgery to repair a compound fracture to his left ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HATCH, WORK RULES, FALL, ROOF OPENING, MECH MALFUNCTION, ANKLE, INATTENTION, SILO

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 114106214 Hospitalized injury Fracture Laborers, except construction
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