Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100360106 - Raco General Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100360106

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 07/03/1986

Site Address:
Raco General Contractors
625 Old Norcross Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30245

Mailing Address:
1401 Dallon Road N. E., Atlanta, GA 30306

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/07/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/14/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900970401

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 605519

Event: 07/03/1986

WIND BLEW WALL OVER WHICH STRUCK SCAFFOLD; EMPLOYEES STRUCK

AS PART OF A WAREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL, 100 FEET LONG AND 28 1/2 FEET HIGH HAD BEEN BUILT. THE WALL WAS NOT BRACED OR SHORED. THE WALL WAS STRUCK BY A STRONG GUST OF WIND AND COLLAPSED. THE COLLAPSING WALL STRUCK A SCAFFOLD ON WHICH THERE WERE TWO EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES #1 & #2 WERE DOING THEIR REGULARLY ASSIGNED TASKS AT THE 10 FOOT LEVEL. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED 4 BROKEN RIBS, A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND NUMEROUS CUTS AND LACERATIONS. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED MULTIPLE CUTS, BRUISES AND LACERATIONS.

Keywords: WALL, LACERATION, RIB, SHORING, BRACING, FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100360106					Occupation Not Listed

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