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Inspection: 305253353 - Booth & Sons Scrap Yard Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 305253353
Report ID: 0317700
Date Opened: 10/20/2003

Site Address:
Booth & Sons Scrap Yard Inc
125 Railroad Street
Moosic, PA 18507

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/21/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/19/2004

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 101371235
Referral 201374113 Yes
Referral 201374139 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4 4
Current Violations 4 4
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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 19100178 M05 III 03/12/2004 04/28/2004 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19100178 A06 03/12/2004 04/28/2004 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01003A Serious 19100178 L01 I 03/12/2004 04/28/2004 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01003B Serious 19100178 L06 03/12/2004 04/28/2004 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 01004 Serious 19100178 P01 03/12/2004 04/28/2004 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201370830
Event: 10/20/2003
Employee Is Killed When Pinned Between Truck and Trailer

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on October 20, 2003, Employee #1, an equipment operator, was positioned between a flatbed trailer that housed a combustion engine driven bailer, and a Hyster fork truck, to hook up battery cables for the bailer. The engine for the bailer was positioned on the front end of the flatbed trailer and was approximately 8 feet above the ground. Employee #1 was standing on a plastic milk crate or on the forks of the fork truck in order to reach the battery cables. The fork truck moved forward and pinned him between the truck and trailer, killing him. There were no witnesses to the event.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRAILER

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 305253353 Fatality Asphyxia Supervisors, material moving equipment operators
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