Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100712736 - John R. Reid Plumbing & Heating

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100712736

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 12/16/1987

Site Address:
John R. Reid Plumbing & Heating
60 Mountain Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07509

Mailing Address:
143 Jay Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/21/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/27/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360659783

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	100712736			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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