Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1494553.015 - Hudson County Division Of Parks- Lincoln Park Maintenance

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

Inspection Nr: 1494553.015

Report ID: 0253420

Date Opened: 08/25/2020

Site Address:
Hudson County Division Of Parks- Lincoln Park Maintenance
1 Lincoln Park
Jersey City, NJ 07304

Mailing Address:
1 Lincoln Park, Jersey City, NJ 07304

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 924120/Administration of Conservation Programs

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/20/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1651093	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation 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)	10/28/2020	12/15/2020	$7,000	$7,000	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129815.015

Event: 08/13/2020

Employee injures leg when struck by falling branch while bei

At 3:15 p.m. on August 13, 2020, an employee was using a chainsaw to cut through a shoot off section of a large branch being held by a John Deere Model 310SL Backhoe bucket and thumb attachment. The backhoe failed to hold the branch and it torqued causing the branch to fall and strike the employee. The employee incurred a right leg injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Backhoe, Backhoe Bucket, Chain Saw, Cutting, Falling Object, Inexperience, Landscaping, Leg, Lost Control, Material Handling, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree, Tree Limb, Tree Trimming, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Position, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1494553.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Forestry workers, except logging

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