OCTOBER 26, 2016
RAMSEY, NEW JERSEY
A falling tree limb killed a worker who was helping to cut down a tree in Ramsey Wednesday afternoon.
Neighbors say workers from Northern Tree Service were cutting down a tree along Peach Hill Road around 3 p.m. The limb they had just cut fell nearly 100 feet, striking one of the workers.
Neighbor Kyu Lee says the other workers were distraught and tried to perform CPR to save their co-workers.
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Worker killed when hit by part of tree being cut down in Ramsey, New Jersey
By ABBOTT KOLOFF
The Record
RAMSEY, NEW JERSEY — A worker for a tree service company was fatally struck by part of a tree that was being cut down at town homes on Peach Hill Court on Wednesday afternoon, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said.
Gurney did not provide the man’s identity or other details about the accident, saying he would release more information on Thursday. The chief said that the man was working at the Peach Hill town homes with other tree service workers when the accident occurred about 3 p.m.
The victim was taken by ambulance to the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Suffern, N.Y., where he was pronounced dead Wednesday evening, Gurney said about 8:30 p.m. He said he did not have information to release about where the man resided.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration had investigators at the scene, the chief said. OSHA could not be reached on Wednesday night.
OSHA’s investigation of machine operator’s injuries finds safety guards bypassed at Wisconsin retail bag manufacturer
KG Marketing and Bag Co. fails to report employee’s injury as required
Employer name: KG Marketing and Bag Co.
1201 S. Grandview Blvd
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Citations issued: Oct. 21, 2016
Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited KG Marketing and Bag Co., a manufacturer of plastic bags for commercial use, for one willful violation of OSHA’s machine-guarding standard and one other-than-serious violation for failing to report an amputation within the required 24-hour reporting period.
OSHA initiated an investigation after learning a worker suffered a partial amputation of his right index finger on April 22, 2016, while clearing a jam on a bag-sealer machine. Inspectors found the machine’s safety guards – light curtains installed by the manufacturer – were disabled. The curtains prevent workers from coming in contact with machine blades and other moving parts.
Quote: “Each year hundreds of workers are injured because employers disable or bypass machine guards to maintain production,” said Christine Zortman, area director of OSHA’s Milwaukee office. “Injuries, like the one suffered by this worker, are preventable by following OSHA and manufacturer safety procedures, training workers to recognize hazards, and maintaining adequate machine guarding.”
Proposed Penalties: $78,325
View Citations here.
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA’s toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the Milwaukee Area Office at (414) 297-3315.
OSHA News Brief:
10/27/2016
YORK, Neb. – Responding to a report of unsafe working conditions, federal investigators found employees at a
Nebraska animal feed company exposed to the risk of grain dust
explosion, electrical shock and confined space hazards, and multiple
other violations of grain handling safety standards.
On Oct. 26, 2016, OSHA cited Nutrition Services for 25 serious and one other-than-serious violations following its July 2016 investigation. The agency has proposed penalties of $101,898.
“Two Nebraska workers have lost their lives in 2016 in the grain
handling industry and far too many preventable fatalities and injuries
continue to occur,” said Jeff Funke, OSHA’s area director in Omaha.
“OSHA’s grain-handling standards address the numerous serious and
life-threatening hazards commonly found in grain bins by training
workers in these hazards and by following recommended safety procedures
employers can prevent injuries.”
During its investigation, the agency found Nutrition Services failed to:
- Implement a confined space program, practice safe entry operations and train workers.
- Test atmospheric conditions in grain bins before allowing workers to enter.
- Remove accumulations of grain dust and potential initial sources, exposing workers to the risk of grain dust explosion.
- Guard live electrical parts.
- Implement procedures to prevent sudden machine start-up or unintentional operation, a process known as lockout/tagout.
- Install adequate machine guarding to avoid contact with moving parts.
- Perform preventative maintenance of equipment.
- Develop a hazard communication program to train workers about the presence and use of hazardous chemicals in the facility.
- Guard floor openings to prevent falls.
- Train workers on grain handling hazards.
View current citations here.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and
penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area
director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or
report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or
situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call
OSHA’s
toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency’s Omaha Area Office at 402-553-0171.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces
for their employees. OSHA’s role is to ensure these conditions for
America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and
providing training, education and assistance. For more information,
visit http://www.osha.gov.
October 27, 2016
OSHA cites Illinois manufacturer after electrician's first day
ends tragically when mobile trailer falls, fatally crushes him
Inspections in Monee, University Park find seven serious safety violations
MONEE, Ill. - The absence of safety pins in two hydraulic leg stands and the failure to use stationary jacks allowed a mobile medical trailer to fall and fatally crush a 58-year-old electrician on his first day working on the job for an Illinois manufacturer of custom trailers and specialty vehicles.
On Oct. 17, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Advanced Mobility by Kentucky Trailer, based in Monee, for one serious safety violation, for violating OSHA's general duty clause, after its investigation of the July 5, 2016, fatality.
Investigators determined another worker inadvertently cut a hydraulic line that allowed the trailer to fall on the electrician as he worked beneath it. They found the company failed to ensure the use of safety pins on the trailer's front two hydraulic leg stands, and the use of rear stationary jacks to prevent the trailer from falling.
"I can't imagine the incredible loss this man's family and friends felt when his first day on the job ended tragically," said Kathy Webb, OSHA's area director in Calumet City. "Advanced Mobility could have prevented his death by using simple safety devices like safety pins, and jacks and implementing procedures to ensure hydraulic energy was isolated. This employer failed in its responsibility to take all necessary precautions to protect workers on the job."
The fatal incident in Monee prompted a subsequent inspection in response to a complaint of unsafe working conditions at Advanced Mobility's University Park facility. After that inspection on July 13, 2016, OSHA cited the company for six serious safety violations for:
- Lacking a lockout/tag out program to isolate energy when working on fixed de-energized electrical equipment or circuits.
- Allowing workers' exposures to lead.
- Failing to implement engineering controls to prevent lead exposure.
- Not training workers about potential lead exposure, hazardous chemicals in use in the facility or on powered industrial vehicle operation and hazards.
OSHA has proposed the company pay penalties of $58,792. View citations issued here.
Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Advanced Mobility by Kentucky Trailer specializes in mobile medical trailer manufacturing and refurbishing. Its parent company, Kentucky Trailer builds custom trailers and specialty vehicles for the mobile healthcare, television production and broadcast, and banking industries, and for sports and special events.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Calumet City Area Office at 708-891-3800.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
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1 dead in massive 6-alarm fire at Upper East Side apartment building
Eyewitness News
Updated 55 mins ago
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- One person was killed after a six-alarm fire broke out in an Upper East Side building in Manhattan Thursday morning.
The fire broke out on the first floor of the building in the 300 block shortly before 3:30 a.m.
An unidentified middle-aged man was found on the third floor and pronounced dead in the building.
A man on the fifth floor was trapped with fire coming up the stairs and fire blocking the fire escape.
"His two options were really to jump or to burn," said FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro.
17 people were reported injured so far, most with minor injuries. 11 of the injured are firefighters.
A picture of the fire sent to us by viewer Emily Wiehl:
One person was killed and another is critical after a six-alarm fire broke out at an Upper East Side building.
The building, number 324, and two others were evacuated, leaving dozens of residents homeless. "We are talking about anywhere from 10 to 20 apartments in each building. You can do the math on that," FDNY Chief of Department James Leonard said.
An 81-year-old man was rescued by firefighters from his home on the fifth floor. He is now listed in stable condition at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell burn unit.
The fire burned through the entire building, from the first to the fifth floor, then through the roof, destroying 324. Firefighters were met with heavy flames and at one point, had to pull away from fighting the fire because the flames were too strong.
"The residents were alerted by a smoke alarm, and unfortunately left the door open when they exited the apartment, so fire not only spread up the shaft, it spread directly up the stairs from one apartment," Commissioner Nigro said.
Nigro says that in a fire, he urges residents to close the doors.
The two adjacent buildings were checked for minor damage.
It was a chaotic scene as neighbors evacuated.
"Before the fire trucks got here, there was yelling in the streets, somebody yelling fire. I mean, if it wasn't for him, a lotta people wouldn't have gotten out," said Gabrielle Desonne, a resident.
Ashley Henry, another displaced resident, also escaped the fire. "We just literally threw on whatever was on the floor and ran out," said Henry.
East 93rd Street was closed between First and Second avenues, and First Avenue was closed between 88th and 94th streets.
The Red Cross was on the scene assisting residents of the building. American Red Cross has registered 19 families so far, 22 adults and 2 children.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
