Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100481423 - V. Paulius & Associates

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100481423

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 12/15/1987

Site Address:
V. Paulius & Associates
60 Mountain Ave
Paterson, NJ 07509

Mailing Address:
54 West Allendale Ave, Allendale, NJ 07401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1522

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/05/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/23/1988

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
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	Serious	19260020 A04	01/28/1988	02/16/1988	$420	$420	$0	02/22/1988	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14491591

Event: 12/15/1987

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FORKLIFT

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET TO THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF A GRADALL/LOED 534 B-8 MATERIALS HANDLER (FORK LIFT) OPERATED BY AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER EMPLOYER. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS RELOCATING 20 TO 35 PIECES OF PVC PIPE (20 FEET LONG AND 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER) FOR THE PLUMBING AND HEATING SUB-CONTRACTOR. EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD WAS STRUCK BY THE GRADALL'S RIGHT REAR TIRE AS THE OPERATOR MANEUVERED BETWEEN A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE LEFT AND TWO STACKS OF LUMBER ON THE RIGHT. THE GRADALL HAS 90 DEGREE REAR WHEEL POWER STEERING. IT WAS CARRYING THE PVC PIPE WITH THE FORKS RAISED APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, INATTENTION, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100481423					Occupation Not Listed

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