Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310694989 - Culture Healing Arts Health Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310694989

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 02/13/2007

Site Address:
Culture Healing Arts Health Foods
262 Vanderbilt Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Mailing Address:
403 Amboy Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5499

NAICS: 446191/Food (Health) Supplement Stores

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/16/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/28/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102449220

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	19101000 A02	06/05/2007	06/29/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202341806

Event: 02/09/2007

Employee Is Killed from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

On February 9, 2007, an employee was working in a health food store, stocking shelves overnight. The employer did not provide electricity or heat in the store, so a gas generator, Briggs and Stratton Power Products, Model No. 01971, Serial No. 1009496896, was in use. According to police statements, the employer last saw the employee alive around 6:30 p.m. when they had dinner. The employee was supposed to close the store at 8:00 p.m. and call the employer. When he did not call, the employer returned to the store at approximately 2.00 a.m. and found the employee face down on the ground. The employer called emergency medical services, who pronounced the employee dead at the scene. Initial cause of death was believed to be drug-related, however upon performing an autopsy the cause of death was determined to be carbon monoxide poisoning.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, INHALATION, GAS, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310694989			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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