Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1443161.015 - Cookstown Volunteer Fire Company

Inspection Information - Office: Nj-Ce-Trenton (Safety) New Jersey Department Of Labor And Workforce Development

Inspection Nr: 1443161.015

Report ID: 0253420

Date Opened: 10/31/2019

Site Address:
Cookstown Volunteer Fire Company
2 Hockamick Road P.O. Box 381
Cookstown, NJ 08511

Mailing Address:
2 Hockamick Road P.O. Box 381, Cookstown, NJ 08511

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 922160/Fire Protection

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/22/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1514836	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$900
Current Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$900
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	N.J.A.C. 12:100-10.10(B)(4)	11/13/2019	01/02/2020	$900	$900	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121450.015

Event: 10/21/2019

Employee ruptures eye when clearing window glass following f

At 5:45 p.m. on October 21, 2019, an employee working as a Fire Fighter for a City volunteer fire department was clearing remnant glass from a window frame in the front of a single family residential structure following a fire. The employee was using a drywall hook when he was struck in the left eye by a piece of flying glass. The employee ruptured his left globe and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Clearing, Eye, Eye protection, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Flying Object, Glass, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Rupture, Struck By, Window, structure fire

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1443161.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Firefighting occupations

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