Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305067233 - Atlantic Cheinco

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305067233

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 03/05/2002

Site Address:
Atlantic Cheinco
101 7th Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 119, Passaic, NJ 07055

Union Status: Union

SIC:5093

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/23/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/19/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101380525
Referral	201385572	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	19100176 B	07/29/2002	08/01/2002	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201380508

Event: 03/04/2002

Employee killed when struck by bale of paper

At 3:27 p.m. on March 4, 2002, Employee #1, a sweeper employee in a paper recycling facility, was struck by a bale of paper weighing approximately 1,300 pounds. Employee #1 was working his normal work shift from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Employee #1, an immigrant from Mexico, spoke Spanish and had worked at the facility from September 4, 1998 until October 8, 1999, when he left the US to return to Mexico. Employee #1 returned to work at the facility on December 12, 2001. The bales of paper were in storage. Employee #1 was sweeping scrap paper off of the floor directly in front of a stack of four paper bales, approximately nine feet high, when the bales fell down and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered blunt impact wounds to the head, torso, and extremities. No other employees witnessed the incident. Employee #1 was found by a coworker, and Emergency Medical Services was called. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at approximately 4:10 p.m. on May 4, 2002.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TORSO, PAPER, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305067233			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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