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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100798966 - Arnko Builders
Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office
Site Address:
Arnko Builders
North Maple Avenue & Church Road
Marlton, NJ 08053
Mailing Address:
270 Second Street Pike, Southampton, PA 18966
Union Status: Union
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/12/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/27/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360528400 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $790 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $790 |
| Current Penalty | $470 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $470 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 12/04/1987 | 12/11/1987 | $225 | $300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260700 A | 12/03/1987 | 12/10/1987 | $245 | $490 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19040002 A | 12/03/1987 | 12/10/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS HAD RESULTED IN THE TWO OUTSIDE BRACES ON A 16 FEET HIGH, 40 FOOT LONG MASONRY WALL BEING BLOWN AWAY. THE WALL, WHICH WAS 8 INCHES THICK, HAD BEEN BUILT 3 WEEKS EARLIER. THE BRACING CONSISTED OF 2 BT 12 INCH ROUGH CUT PLANKING SPACED AT 20 FOOT INTERVALS ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE WALL. THE PLANKS WERE NOT ANCHORED, ONLY BUTTED AGAINST A DIAGONAL PLANK WHICH WAS, IN TURN, WEDGED AGAINST A 2 BY 4 INCH, 2 FOOT HIGH STAKE DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND. BECAUSE THE BRACES HAD BEEN BLOWN DOWN, EMPLOYEE #1 ANTICIPATED THAT THE WALL COULD COLLAPSE. EMPLOYEE #1,#2 AND A 3RD LABORER PROCEEDED TO REINSTALL THE BRACING. AFTER REPLACING BOTH BRACES, A STRONG GUST SLAMMED AGAINST THE THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE WALL. THE BRACING PLANKS SPLINTERED AND THE WALL COLLAPSED TOWARDS THE THREE MEN. TWO OF THE MEN, WHO WERE FACING THE WALL, ESCAPED AS THEY SAW THE WALL FALLING. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING 10 FEET FROM THE WALL AND WAS FACING AWAY FROM IT. HE WAS STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY WALL. EMPLOYEE #2 SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE HAND DURING THE RESCUE ATTEMPT. THE THIRD LABORER WAS NOT INJURED.
Keywords: HIGH WIND, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BRACE, STRUCK BY, BRACING, CONTUSION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100798966 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 100798966 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |