Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101164408 - Davis Brothers Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101164408

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 07/15/1987

Site Address:
Davis Brothers Construction Company
2127 Nw 53rd Rd.
Boca Raton, FL 33432

Mailing Address:
2200 Nw 2nd Ave., Boca Raton, FL 33431

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/02/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/26/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360677074

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	09/14/1987	09/17/1987	$350	$700	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14341531

Event: 07/14/1987

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CONCRETE BLOCK WALL COLLAPSED

AT 2:30 PM ON JULY 14, 1987, AT 2127 NW 53RD ROAD, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33432, A SECOND FLOOR 7 FOOT HIGH FREE STANDING MASONRY CONCRETEBLOCK WALL COLLAPSED DURING HIGH WINDS, FATALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE #1. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ALSO INJURED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PLACING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL REBAR FOR THE CAP TIE BEAM, TO BE POURED THE NEXT DAY. INCLEMENT WEATHER AROSE, WITH POTENT, GUSTING WINDS. THE SECOND FLOOR CONCRETE BLOCK WALL COLLAPSED. BRACING AND SHORING COULD HAVE PREVENTED OR LESSENED THE IMPACT OF THE WALL COLLAPSE.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, SHORING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101164408			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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