Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101012649 - F. M. Construction Masonry Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101012649

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 02/19/1987

Site Address:
F. M. Construction Masonry Co.
3821 Staghorn Circle
Fort Worth, TX 76137

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 822112, Dallas, TX 75382

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/23/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360137426

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			5		7
Current Violations	2			5		7
Initial Penalty	$650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$650
Current Penalty	$650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$650
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.	01001	Serious	19260450 A10	03/27/1987	03/30/1987	$350	$350	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260451 A04	03/27/1987	03/30/1987	$300	$300	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19100020 G01 I	03/27/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02002	Other	19100020 G01 II	03/27/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02003	Other	19100020 G01 III	03/27/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02004	Other	19100020 G02	03/27/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02005	Other	19260150 A03	03/27/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14466072

Event: 02/18/1987

Employee killed in fall from scaffold ladder

At 4:30 p.m. on February 18, 1987, Employee #1, who had been laying brick, was descending from a 22 foot Morgan scaffold at the end of the work day. He was carrying a bucket full of small hand tools. A coworker on the scaffold saw Employee #1 descend three or four steps on the ladder and then fall. Another coworker saw him falling, face up, under the ladder. Employee #1 was killed instantly when his head hit the metal base of the scaffold. The ladder had been secured loosely at the top by several turns of baling wire around the left side rail only. After the accident, the top of the ladder was found lying on the scaffold crossbracing, 7 feet below the platform. The most likely cause of the accident is that Employee #1 lost his one-hand grip on the ladder and could not recover. As he was grabbing for a handhold, his body swung under the ladder and probably dislodged it. Had the ladder been properly secured, it might have saved him, but it cannot be shown that the ladder became dislodged before the fall. Weather was not a factor; the ladder was clean and dry.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101012649			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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