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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 636969 - Good Heart Clothing Co, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office
Site Address:
Good Heart Clothing Co, Inc.
50 Dey Street
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5137
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/16/1989
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/01/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360661169 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Current Penalty | $650 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $650 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 04/04/1989 | 04/07/1989 | $650 | $1,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19030002 A01 | 04/04/1989 | 04/18/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02002 | Other | 19040005 A | 04/04/1989 | 04/18/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 3, 1989, with no known direct witnesses in the area, it appears Employee #1, in a effort to locate the cab of the Otis overhead traction, gerred 7500 lb-rated-capacity freight elevator, Serial Number 109005, approximately 11 ft 3 in. deep, 8 ft 3 in. wide and 10 ft high, placed his head into an opening approximately 12 in. wide by 18 in. tall and approximately 57 in. above the floor created by a missing vision panel on the upper door of a two section horizontal motorized bi-parting Peelle elevator door. The door was located on the sixth floor of a seven story industrial complex building. When he did so, the elevator cab came down from the seventh floor on its way to the first floor, traveling at a rated travel distance of 150 ft per minute. It passed Employee #1 with his head still in the shaft and decapitated him.
Keywords: HEAD, NECK, STRUCK BY, DECAPITATED, ELEVATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 636969 | Fatality | Amputation | Occupation not reported |