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Inspection: 17881921 - Grand Waste Paper Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 17881921
Report ID: 0215000
Date Opened: 01/25/1988

Site Address:
Grand Waste Paper Corporation
176 Van Brunt Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0 


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/28/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1991


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360152417
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 1 2 3
Initial Penalty $240 $0 $0 $0 $0 $240
Current Penalty $240 $0 $0 $0 $0 $240
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 19100178 L 11/16/1990 11/19/1990 $240 $240 $0 -  
2. 02001 Other 19030002 A01 11/16/1990 11/19/1990 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02002 Other 19040002 A 11/16/1990 11/27/1990 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14489116
Event: 01/22/1988
UNTRAINED EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FORK LIFT OVERTURNED

EMPLOYEE #1'S ASSIGNMENT WAS TO MOVE STACKS OF PAPER FROM ONE ROOM TO ANOTHER WITH A HAND OPERATED PALLET. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DATSUN PROPANE POWERED FORK LIFT TRUCK. WHILE GOING TO THE MEN'S ROOM, THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR PARKED HIS VEHICLE ON A LEVEL AREA AT THE TOP OF A RAMP BETWEEN TWO ROOMS. THE FORK LIFT WAS IN EMPLOYEE #1'S WAY. THE KEYS WERE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD NO TRAINING OR CERTIFICATION AS AN OPERATOR OF A FORKLIFT TRUCK. WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OR PERMISSION, EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE FORKLIFT. HE MOVED FORWARD, HIT A WALL, AND WENT DOWN A RAMP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED, OUT OF CONTROL, OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RAMP. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT TRUCK AND THE CONCRETE FLOOR. THE METAL MAST OF THE OVER HEAD PROTECTION PINNED HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE MAST AND GROUND HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

Keywords: HEAD, RAMP, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNTRAINED, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 17881921 Fatality Other Occupation not reported
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