Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100207976 - A & D Installation Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100207976

Report ID: 0215800

Date Opened: 11/20/1986

Site Address:
A & D Installation Inc.
241 Main St.
Oneonta, NY 13820

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 344, Vestal, NY 13850

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/03/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/06/1987

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19260054 B	12/11/1986	01/14/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19260054 D	12/11/1986	12/23/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14490163

Event: 06/21/1986

EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN TV TOWER UNDER CONSTRUCTION FELL OVER

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON JUNE 21, 1986, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ERECTING AN 80 FOOT HIGH TV CABLE TOWER FOR THE KEUKA CABLEVISION COMPANY. THE SITE WAS ON BALDWIN ROAD IN RUSHVILLE, NEW YORK. THEY ASSEMBLED 20 FEET OF THE TOWER ON THE GROUND, THEN MOUNTED IT ON THE CONCRETE PAD. THEY THEN CLIMBED UP THE TOWER AND MOUNTED TWO MORE 10 FOOT SECTIONS OF THE TOWER, USING A GIN POLE TO RAISE THE SECTIONS. AT THE 40 FOOT LEVEL THE TOWER BROKE LOOSE FROM THE CONCRETE PAD AND FELL OVER, TAKING EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WITH IT. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF THE SKULL. THE TOWER WAS NOT GUYED AND COULDN'T SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE TWO EMPLOYEES.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COMMUNICATION TOWER, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100207976			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	100207976			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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