Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302946223 - Hi-Tech Resource Recovery Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302946223

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 03/26/2001

Site Address:
Hi-Tech Resource Recovery Inc.
130 Varick Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4953

NAICS: 562920/Materials Recovery Facilities

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/27/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100851047

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			6		12
Current Violations	6			5		11
Initial Penalty	$4,350	$0	$0	$2,850	$0	$7,200
Current Penalty	$2,910	$0	$0	$1,608	$0	$4,518
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C01	06/13/2001	09/10/2001	$503	$750	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C04 I	06/13/2001	09/10/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100147 C07 I	06/13/2001	09/10/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
4.	01002	Serious	19100157 C01	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$302	$450	$0		I - Informal Settlement
5.	01003	Serious	19100176 B	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$1,000	$1,500	$0	07/11/2001	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01004A	Serious	19100215 A04	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$302	$450	$0		I - Informal Settlement
7.	01004B	Serious	19100215 B09	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
8.	01005A	Other	19100219 D01	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$0	$450	$0		I - Informal Settlement
9.	01005B	Other	19100219 E01 I	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
10.	01006	Serious	19100242 B	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$503	$750	$0		I - Informal Settlement
11.	01007A	Serious	19100243 C01	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$302	$450	$0		I - Informal Settlement
12.	01007B	Serious	19100305 G02 II	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
13.	02001	Other	19040002 A	06/13/2001	09/10/2001	$603	$900	$0		I - Informal Settlement
14.	02002	Other	19040008	06/13/2001	06/18/2001	$1,005	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
15.	02003	Other	19100132 D02	06/13/2001	09/10/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
16.	02004A	Other	19101020 G01 I	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
17.	02004B	Other	19101020 G01 II	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
18.	02004C	Other	19101020 G01 III	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
19.	02004D	Other	19101020 G02	06/13/2001	06/21/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
20.	02005A	Other	19101200 E01	06/13/2001	09/10/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
21.	02005B	Other	19101200 G01	06/13/2001	09/10/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
22.	02005C	Other	19101200 H01	06/13/2001	09/10/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200851731

Event: 03/23/2001

Recycling Worker Killled When Struck By Falling Bale

Employee #1, a waste recycling worker, died when he was struck by a falling bale. He was sorting waste material on the floor near bales of waste cardboard. The bales weighed approximately 1,200 pounds. They were stacked five high and three deep. The top two bales of the outermost column of tiers had been loaded on a truck. The top bale in the second column fell striking Employee #1, crushing his lower left leg and slamming his head against the concrete floor causing a severe fracture to his skull and brain damage. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital where he died of head trauma the following afternoon.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BALER, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302946223			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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