Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1448901.015 - Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority

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

Inspection Nr: 1448901.015

Report ID: 0253420

Date Opened: 11/20/2019

Site Address:
Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority
555 Route 440
Jersey City, NJ 07305

Mailing Address:
555 Route 440, Jersey City, NJ 07305

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 221320/Sewage Treatment Facilities

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/11/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/03/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1523639	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
Current Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
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.S.A. 34:6A-33(A)	12/19/2019	02/12/2020	$4,900	$4,900	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 122222.015

Event: 11/20/2019

Employee's hand is crushed from bucket of backhoe

At 12:00 a.m. on November 20, 2019, while in the bed of a dump body vehicle, Employee #1 had loaded a gas powered "jumping jack" hammer (a piston/spring type hammer used for soil compaction or tamping) into the hoe bucket of a back hoe for unloading the unit. Employee #1 was holding the unit in the bucket, while a coworker, operating the backhoe, curled the bucket under the boom to cradle the hammer and lift it towards the ground. Employee #1's right hand was on top of the hammer unit and became wedged and crushed between the hammer unit and a claw/grabber attachment on the bucket. The employee was hospitalized to treat smashed fingers and a partial detachment of the right thumb that resulted in a surgical amputation of the right thumb.

Keywords: Backhoe, Backhoe Bucket, Boom, Caught Between, Crushed, Finger, Hand, Jackhammer, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1448901.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.

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