Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308619352 - Roadway Express, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308619352

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 02/18/2006

Site Address:
Roadway Express, Inc.
700 Commercial Avenue
Carlstadt, NJ 07072

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4231

NAICS: 488490/Other Support Activities for Road Transportation

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/20/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101380871

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	5A0001	07/12/2006	08/28/2006	$5,000	$7,000	$0	07/27/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201380755

Event: 02/17/2006

Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Rotating Tires

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on February 17, 2006, Employee #1, a switcher, was unhooking a trailer from a cab inside the yard, but the handle that opens the latch of the fifth wheel would not release the kingpin of the trailer. The employer stated that Employee #1 asked a coworker, a driver, to help him by moving the cab forward and then backward to release tension on the kingpin. Employee #1 and his coworker tried the maneuver once, but it did not work. When Employee #1 and his coworker tried the same maneuver again, the Employee #1 reached in to the handle before the driver applied the brake, and the switcher became caught between the tires rotating in reverse and the trailer. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, HOIST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, TRAILER, TIRE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308619352			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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