Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309118123 - Garden State Trucking, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309118123

Report ID: 0213900

Date Opened: 07/01/2005

Site Address:
Garden State Trucking, Inc.
729 Pleasant Mills Rd.
Hammonton, NJ 08037

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 484110/ General Freight Trucking, Local

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/07/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/01/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101773083

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C04 I	09/21/2005	02/03/2006	$750	$1,500	$0	10/18/2005	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19100244 A02 I	09/21/2005	09/26/2005	$750	$1,500	$0	10/18/2005	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19100244 A02 III	09/21/2005	09/26/2005	$750	$1,500	$0	10/18/2005	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201772860

Event: 07/01/2005

Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Truck

On July 1, 2005, Employee #1, a mechanic, was under the chassis of a triaxle dump truck, changing the rear brakes, when the vehicle fell off the jack, crushing his chest. The dump truck was supported solely by an approximately 20-ton hydraulic bottle jack.

Keywords: CHEST, REPAIR, HYDRAULIC JACK, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309118123			Fatality	Other	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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