Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113919948 - Bulova Technology, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 113919948

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 01/04/1991

Site Address:
Bulova Technology, Inc.
P.O. Box 189, Green Acres Rd.
Valley Stream, NY 11582

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3679

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/14/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/04/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360364012

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	05/16/1991	05/17/1991	$1,000	$1,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14563233

Event: 01/03/1991

Employee dies in fall from conveyor

Employee #1 was riding a Moto Flow freight conveyor platform. The platform was moving from the second floor to the first floor on steel tracks that were set at an approximately 45 degree angle. The vertical drop was approximately 11 ft 6 in. from the second story to ground level. At approximately 8 ft 10 in. high, one of the two hoisting cables jumped off one of the two hoisting drums and caused a snag. This snag activated the safety shut-off, bringing the moving freight platform to a sudden and jarring stop. At that moment, Employee #1 fell backward and down approximately 8 ft at an angle to the top of the hoisting motor housing, a vertical distance of 7 ft 4 in. The employee landed on his back, sustaining fatal injuries: broken ribs, a severed spinal cord, and internal injuries. The cause of the accident was misjudgment of a hazardous situation and disregard for a safety work rule.

Keywords: SEVERED, FRACTURE, SPINE, WORK RULES, CONVEYOR, RIB, FALL, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113919948			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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