Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100436872 - Lopes Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100436872

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 10/30/1986

Site Address:
Lopes Construction Company
20 Normandy Street
Roxbury, MA 02119

Mailing Address:
72 Fuller Street, Dorchester, MA 02124

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/09/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/22/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900920885	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
Current Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
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	19260451 Y04 II	03/02/1987	03/05/1987	$100	$100	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260451 Y04 III	03/02/1987	03/05/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19260451 Y10	03/02/1987	03/05/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01001D	Serious	19260451 Y11	03/02/1987	03/05/1987	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 659797

Event: 10/30/1986

Employees injured in fall from scaffold

Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were installing vinyl siding on a three-story residential house from a wood pump jack scaffold, consisting of four doubled 40 ft long, 2 by 4 wood poles and three 20 ft aluminum platforms 33 ft 4 in. from the ground. One worker was on the ground. Each employee was assigned to work around each pole. When the four of them congregated around one pole, the pole broke and Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 fell to the ground. Employee #1 suffered multiple arm fractures; Employee #2 suffered a fractured leg; Employee #3 suffered a cut/laceration on his leg; and Employee #4 sustained a cut/laceration on his foot/ankle. They were all hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SUPPORT POSTS, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100436872	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	100436872	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
3	100436872	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
4	100436872	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
5	100436872	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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