Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316072628 - Nyc Dos Brooklyn South Garage 18

Inspection Information - Office: New York State Department Of Labor Public Employee Safety & Health Bureau

Inspection Nr: 316072628

Report ID: 0253650

Date Opened: 12/20/2011

Site Address:
Nyc Dos Brooklyn South Garage 18
10501 Foster Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11236

Mailing Address:
Nycdcas Municipal Building,16th Fl.South,1 Centre, New York, NY 10007

Union Status: Union

SIC:4212

NAICS: 562111/Solid Waste Collection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/05/2012

Emphasis: L:Hh

Case Closed: 06/12/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102306727

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
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	Other	8010039 A	02/07/2012	02/10/2012	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202316667

Event: 12/17/2011

Sanitation Worker Dies of Apparent Seizure

Sometime before 9:54 a.m. on December 17, 2011, a worker was employed as a sanitation worker in Brooklyn, NY. He was working his assigned household collection route, when a coworker witnessed him experiencing what appeared to be a seizure. The coworker notified the Brooklyn South 18 garage and called emergency medical services to request an ambulance. The district superintendent and supervisor responded to the scene. Ambulance bus Number 33LJ responded to the scene as well, and emergency medical technicians transported the worker to Beth Israel Hospital, in Brooklyn, NY. The district superintendent and supervisor accompanied the worker to the hospital. A deputy chief and the district superintendent informed the bureau operations office that the worker had been pronounced dead at 9:54 a.m. that day.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316072628			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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