Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100873090 - Lakeland Bus Lines, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100873090

Report ID: 0214200

Date Opened: 04/29/1987

Site Address:
Lakeland Bus Lines, Inc.
425 East Blackwell Street
Dover, NJ 07801

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4131

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/30/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/07/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900834599	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
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	19100244 A02 III	07/14/1987	07/17/1987	$400	$400	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14307409

Event: 04/29/1987

EMPLOYEE PINNED BY BUS WHICH SLIPPED OFF JACK

AT 10 AM ON APRIL 29, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 RAISED THE LEFT REAR END OF A COMMON CARRIER BUS WITH A "AIR JACK" MODEL 72200 (CAPACITY 44,000 POUNDS) THE BUS WEIGHED 22,780 POUNDS. HE THEN REMOVED THE TWO TIRES AND PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE "LOWER RADIUS BUSHING." AS HE WAS WORKING UNDER THE BUS IT SLIPPED OFF OF THE JACK AND PINNED EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE WORK SURFACE. THE IMPACT OF THE FALLING BUS CAUSED SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND THE HOSPITALIZATION OF THE EMPLOYEE. HAD EMPLOYEE #1 UTILIZED TWO AVAILABLE WOODEN BLOCKS TO SUPPORT THE BUS INSTEAD OF RELYING ONLY ON THE JACK, THIS ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURED.

Keywords: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, JACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100873090			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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