TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Nj Safety (Trenton) | ||||
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| Nr: 1348188.015 | Report ID: 0253420 | Open Date: 07/27/2018 | ||
| Bergen County Department Of Public Works | ||||
| 115 East Saddle River Roadnull Saddle River, NJ 07458 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 561210/Facilities Support Services | ||||
| Mailing: One Bergen County Plaza4th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | LocalGovt | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/19/2018 | |
| Close Case: | 04/09/2019 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $14,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,000 |
| Current Penalty | $14,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100132 A | 03/01/2019 | 03/27/2019 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100132 D01 | 03/01/2019 | 03/27/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19100132 D02 | 03/01/2019 | 03/27/2019 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 4. | 01002 | Serious | N.J.S.A. 34:6A-33(A) | 03/01/2019 | 03/27/2019 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 109368.015 | Event: 07/26/2018 | Employee Is Struck By Tree Trunk In Water And Drowns | ||||
| At 5:15 p.m. on July 26, 2018, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were in the Saddle River , cutting an uprooted tree trunk, which was laying across the river and up the b ank, into smaller, manageable sections. Employees #2 and #3 were observing Emplo yee #1, and waiting for him to complete the last cut. Employee #1 was standing in the river, next to the root ball on the trunk side, completing the final cut of the root ball when the unsupported root ball fell over and trapped him under the water, drowning him. | ||||||
| Keywords: drown, river, struck by, tree, tree trimming | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1348188.015 | Fatality | ||||