Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1318718.015 - Ben Weitsman Of Albany, Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1318718.015

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 05/27/2018

Site Address:
Ben Weitsman Of Albany, Llc.
300 Smith Blvd.
Albany, NY 12202

Mailing Address:
Po Box 420, Owego, NY 13827

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/27/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/16/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1341888

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$18,478	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,478
Current Penalty	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,000
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	19100147 C04 I	11/19/2018	11/26/2018	$7,500	$9,239	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 I	11/19/2018	11/26/2018	$7,500	$9,239	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 105949.015

Event: 05/26/2018

Employee is crushed and killed by the bucket of a front end

At 9:15 a.m. on May 26, 2018, an employee was working for a wholesaler of recyclable material. He was operating a front end loader to tend to and compact a pile of scrap metal. He stepped from the loader to remove a piece of metal that was wedged between the loader's bucket arm and the front right tire. In the process, he knocked a hydraulic hose lose. The bucket came down on top of him and he sustained compressive asphyxia due to blunt force trauma. He was killed.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Chest, Crushed, Earthmoving Equip, Falling Object, Front End Loader, Hydraulic Line, Lung, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1318718.015	27	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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