Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100525799 - Harris Brothers Heating & Cooling Contractors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100525799

Report ID: 0213900

Date Opened: 12/14/1987

Site Address:
Harris Brothers Heating & Cooling Contractors Inc.
Iff, L5l5 Hwy 36
Union Beach, NJ 07735

Mailing Address:
L6 Chapel Street, Edison, NJ 08817

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/01/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/11/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360522999

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$320	$0	$0	$0	$0	$320
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	03/21/1988	03/24/1988	$320	$640	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 639930

Event: 12/12/1987

ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED WHEN SCAFFOLD FELL OVER

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING FROM ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADDERS SET AGAINST A WALL AND ON THE TOP OF A MANUALLY PROPELLED MOBILE SCAFFOLD. WHEN THE EMPLOYEES CLIMBED TOWARDS THE TOP OF THESE LADDERS, THE SCAFFOLD TOWER TIPPED OVER. THE EMPLOYEES FELL TO THE CONCRETE SURFACE. EMPLOYEE #1 LANDED ON HIS HEAD AND SUSTAINED A FATAL INJURY. EMPLOYEE #2, WHO PARTIALLY BROKE HIS FALL BY GRABBING A ROPE, RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

Keywords: HEAD, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100525799			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	100525799			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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