Inspection Detail

Inspection: 608901 - Gerosa Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 608901

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 05/15/1985

Site Address:
Gerosa Inc.
101 Lincoln Avenue
Bronx, NY 10454

Mailing Address:
Hillside Avenue Nr. Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Union Status: Union

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/23/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/24/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360561203

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14562722

Event: 05/15/1985

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN TRANSFORMER AND CABLE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A LADDER AT THE FRONT OF A 15 FOOT HIGH TRANSFORMER WHICH WAS BEING TRANSPORTED ON A LOWBED TRAILER. HIS JOB WAS TO PUSH LOW HANGING CABLES UPWARD SO THEY WOULD NOT HANG UP ON THE TRANSFORMER AS THE TRAILER MOVED FORWARD. APPARENTLY ONE OR MORE CABLES WERE NOT PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY SOON ENOUGH, AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE TRANSFORMER. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH. THE TRUCK DRIVER OR A HELPER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE WORK OF EMPLOYEE #1, AND THE TRUCK STOPPED IF ANY DIFFICULTY DEVELOPED.

Keywords: ELECTRIC CABLE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRAILER, TRANSFORMER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	608901			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.