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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 114106214 - Blue Circle Materials Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office
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
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 200020303 | Yes |
| 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 |
| # | 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
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
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 114106214 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Laborers, except construction |