Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107658130 - American Strip Steel Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107658130

Report ID: 0214200

Date Opened: 10/19/1994

Site Address:
American Strip Steel Inc.
55 Passaic Avenue
Kearny, NJ 07032

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3493

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/16/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361991466

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$2,450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,450
Current Penalty	$1,838	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,838
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	19100179 G01 V	03/02/1995	03/12/1995	$1,838	$2,450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100179 J02 III	03/02/1995	03/07/1995	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19100179 J02 IV	03/02/1995	03/07/1995	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170119051

Event: 10/13/1994

Employee struck and killed by shearlift

Employee #1 was operating a crane using a shearlift to move strips of steel. Apparently, the shearlift became hung up on some material and the employee was tugging on it, forcing it to come back, when it came loose and struck him in the stomach area. He was killed.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, WORK RULES, METAL SHEET, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107658130			Fatality	Other	Crane and tower operators

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