Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300022282 - Syms Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300022282

Report ID: 0214200

Date Opened: 02/11/1997

Site Address:
Syms Corporation
1 Syms Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4225

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/24/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100020189

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$3,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,375
Current Penalty	$1,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,700
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100145 C03	05/16/1997	07/03/1997	$1,200	$1,875	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100157 G02	05/16/1997	07/03/1997	$500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001A	Other	19101030 C01 I	05/16/1997	07/03/1997	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02001B	Other	19101030 G02 IIC	05/16/1997	07/03/1997	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02002A	Other	19101200 E01	05/16/1997	07/03/1997	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02002B	Other	19101200 G08	05/16/1997	06/12/1997	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02002C	Other	19101200 H01	05/16/1997	07/03/1997	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200020311

Event: 02/10/1997

FALL FROM ELEVATION

At about 8:15 one morning, an employee left the carpenter's shop at a warehouse to retrieve an empty cardboard box. The box was stored on a pallet on the third tier of a storage rack. The employee climbed the rack's cross braces to the third tier of the storage rack, which was about 4 meters from the floor. He fell from the storage rack onto some wooden items and the concrete floor. His supervisor later found him unconscious. The injured employee was given first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and was transported to a hospital. He was pronounced dead at 9:12 AM. The preliminary autopsy report indicated that the cause of death was a fractured neck from a fall. There were no warning signs prohibiting climbing on racks in the storage area, and the employer was cited for the lack of such signs.

Keywords: CPR, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STORAGE RACK, STORAGE AREA, WARNING SIGN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300022282			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices

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