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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300021763 - Vollers Excavating & Construction Company, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office
Site Address:
Vollers Excavating & Construction Company, Inc.
600 Campus Drive
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5297, North Branch, NJ 08876
Union Status: Union
SIC:1794
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/03/1997
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/08/1997
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 200020832 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,600 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260602 A09 I | 03/04/1997 | 03/07/1997 | $1,600 | $4,000 | $0 | 03/12/1997 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:15 a.m. on January 16, 1997, Employee #1, a laborer for Vollers Excavating and Construction Company, Inc., was working at a construction site in Florham Park, NJ. While acting as a backup guide on a new construction road that was being built, he walked in front of a Caterpillar track-type bulldozer that had been stationary. The operator did not see him and abruptly moved the dozer forward to smooth some ruts in the new road. Employee #1 was struck by the bulldozer, and fell under its partially raised blade. He tried to get out of the way, but became caught under the vehicle's right track. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures to his left knee and left lower leg, and to both of his feet. He also required skin grafts. A heavy rainstorm earlier that morning had made the ground wet and muddy, lessening the extent of Employee #1's injuries.
Keywords: FRACTURE, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER, INATTENTION, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300021763 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |