Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102881752 - American Eagle Commercial Laundry, Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102881752

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 01/08/1992

Site Address:
American Eagle Commercial Laundry, Corp.
72 Albany Avenue
Freeport, NY 11520

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:7219

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/12/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360364947

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$8,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,750
Current Penalty	$4,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,375
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100037 Q05	03/13/1992	03/23/1992	$1,750	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	01/31/1992	04/16/1992	$1,750	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100242 B	03/13/1992	03/23/1992	$875	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14289177

Event: 01/04/1992

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED UNDER FALLING WASHING MACHINE

ON JANUARY 4, 1992, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNDER A 4 TON WASHING MACHINE TRYING TO REMOVE TWO PIECES OF WOOD WHICH WERE TILTING THE MACHINE FORWARD. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 DISLODGED THE TWO PIECES OF WOOD THE MACHINE CAME DOWN AND CRUSHED HIM TO DEATH.

Keywords: CRUSHED, WASHING MACHINE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102881752			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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