Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305742587 - Rapid Recycling Paper Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305742587

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 09/19/2002

Site Address:
Rapid Recycling Paper Corp.
860 Humbolt Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/11/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/11/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102351392

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10			1		11
Current Violations	10			1		11
Initial Penalty	$15,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,750
Current Penalty	$11,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,000
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	5A0001	12/13/2002	01/15/2003	$1,750	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100036 B04	12/13/2002	12/18/2002	$875	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100037 F06	12/13/2002	12/18/2002	$875	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100037 I	12/13/2002	01/15/2003	$875	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005A	Serious	19100147 C01	12/13/2002	12/31/2002	$1,750	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005B	Serious	19100147 C07 IB	12/13/2002	12/31/2002	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01006	Serious	19100157 C04	12/13/2002	12/21/2002	$500	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01007	Serious	19100157 G01	12/13/2002	01/15/2003	$875	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01008	Serious	19100176 B	12/13/2002	12/17/2002	$875	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01009	Serious	19100178 L	12/13/2002	01/15/2003	$875	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01010	Serious	19100303 G02 I	12/13/2002	12/18/2002	$1,750	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	02001A	Other	19101200 E01	12/13/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	02001B	Other	19101200 G01	12/13/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	02001C	Other	19101200 H01	12/13/2002	01/15/2003	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202340337

Event: 09/18/2002

Employee crushed when a stack of paper bales overturn

On September 18, 2002, Employee #1 was walking in an aisle created by stacks of 1,500 lb paper bales when a stack of four bales overturned onto him. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, PAPER, FALL, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305742587			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.