Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100357987 - Bechtel Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100357987

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 08/15/1986

Site Address:
Bechtel Construction, Inc.
Plant Hatch
Baxley, GA 31513

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/15/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/13/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360537591

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19260450 A09	09/18/1986	09/21/1986	$480	$480	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260450 A10	09/18/1986	09/21/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19260020 B02	09/18/1986	09/22/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01001D	Serious	19260021 B02	09/18/1986	09/21/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01001E	Serious	19260451 A04	09/18/1986	09/21/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02001	Other	19040002 A	09/18/1986	09/22/1986	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14354179

Event: 08/14/1986

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN HE FELL FROM AN EXTENSION LADDER

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN USING AN EXTENSION LADDER TO CLIMB TO A SCAFFOLD FOR 3 WEEKS. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT INSPECT THE LADDER BEFORE BEGINNING TO CLIMB, OR, IF HE DID, HE DID NOTHING ABOUT TIGHTENING THE WIRE WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE LADDER TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING. THE LADDER WAS PARALLEL TO THE SCAFFOLD. THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED THE LADDER TO THE SCAFFOLD, TURNED LEFT TO STEP ONTO IT, MISSED THE SCAFFOLD WITH HIS LEFT FOOT AND FELL BACKWARDS ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO HIS FIRST LUMBAR VERTEBRAE. THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMED BEFORE AND AFTER THE FALL THAT A TRIPPING HAZARD WAS PRESENT AT THE LANDING, BUT NONE WAS FOUND. EMPLOYEE #1 LATER DIED IN SURGERY.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, VERTEBRA, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100357987			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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