Inspection Detail

Inspection: 659797 - Russell Stanley Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Avenel Area Office

Inspection Nr: 659797

Report ID: 0213400

Date Opened: 04/16/1985

Site Address:
Russell Stanley Corp.
14 Convery Blvd.
Woodbridge, NJ 07095

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 458, Woodbridge, NJ 07095

Union Status: Union

SIC:3412

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/15/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360662514

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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	19100176 B	05/28/1985	05/31/1985	$350	$700	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14552442

Event: 04/16/1985

Employee killed when crushed under collapsed storage rack

Employee #1 was underneath a 50 in. wide by 84 in. long by 72 in. high Thornton container rack that was loaded with drum rings. He was emptying a lower rack to make room for newly arrived steel head closing rings when the upper rack collapsed. Employee #1 suffered traumatic asphyxiation due to chest compression and was killed. The total overhead weight was 4,300 lb: 3,850 lb of drum rings plus 450 lb of rock weight. The cause of the event was an unbalanced load in conjunction with rusted welds and lack of stability due to empty lower racks.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, BROKEN WELD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, STORAGE RACK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	659797			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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