Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304469174 - Adirondack Beverage Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304469174

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 09/04/2002

Site Address:
Adirondack Beverage Corp.
701 Corporations Park
Scotia, NY 12302

Mailing Address:
701 Patent Parkway, Corp. Park, Scotia, NY 12302

Union Status: Union

SIC:2086

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/12/2002

Emphasis: S:Food Processing

Case Closed: 10/21/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200745024	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
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.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	09/17/2002	09/20/2002	$2,100	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200741221

Event: 09/03/2002

Employee's Ribs Are Crushed in Pallet Stacker

On September 3, 2002, Employee #1 was picking up empty bottles around the pallet stacker of a soft drink bottling machine. He was leaning into the stacker, which piled pallets, by pushing them up from the bottom of the stack, when he tripped an electric eye that automatically activated the machine's elevator. Employee #1 became pinned in the 13.5 in. tall by 60 in. wide opening between the elevator and the frame of the machine. He fractured his ribs. Employee #1 was unconscious and not breathing, when he was found. Emergency Services started cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him, and Employee #1 was breathing on his own when he was transported to the hospital. There was no guard over the opening. It was the first time when Employee #1 worked on this part of the machine line. He was trapped, and a coworker working with him was unaware of the hazard.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CPR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INEXPERIENCE, RIB, LIGHT CURTAIN, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304469174			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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