Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100209451 - Laar-Atamco, Inc. - A Joint Venture

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100209451

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 10/14/1986

Site Address:
Laar-Atamco, Inc. - A Joint Venture
Rte. 110 & Bethpage Spagnoli Rd.
Melville, NY 11747

Mailing Address:
140 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801

Union Status: Union

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/15/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/29/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360139364

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
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	19040008	10/24/1986	10/27/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14563118

Event: 09/29/1986

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM SCAFFOLD

AT APPROXIMATELY 8 AM ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1, A LABORER, WAS APPARENTLY WALKING ALONG A SCAFFOLD, 23 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. (THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THIS ACCIDENT.) HE WALKED INTO THE AREA WHERE 2 PLANKS BRIDGED THE 33 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE SCAFFOLD AND THE FIRST FLOOR OPEN-SIDED FLOOR EDGE (NEAR WALL LINE K). HE APPARENTLY EITHER SLIPPED OR TRIPPED AND FELL 3 1/2 FEET TO THE BRICKLAYER'S FOOT PLANKS BELOW THE GAP. HE THEN APPARENTLY ROLLED THROUGH THE 16 TO 17 INCH UNPROTECTED WALL OPENING BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE UPPER WALL OPENING AND THE FOOT PLANKS (ON THE SCAFFOLD SIDE ARM BRACKET). HE THEN FELL 6 FEET, 10 INCHES TO THE LOBBY FLOOR CONCRETE EDGE, OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER CABLES. HE APPARENTLY BOUNCED OFF THAT FLOOR EDGE (THERE WAS BLOOD IN THE AREA) AND FELL THE REMAINING 12 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK BETWEEN THE SCAFFOLD AND THE FOUNDATION WALL.

Keywords: SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100209451			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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