Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101488989 - Demco Demolition Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101488989

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 01/13/1992

Site Address:
Demco Demolition Inc.
120 South 1st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11011

Mailing Address:
629 Whittier Avenue, Bronx, NY 10464

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/18/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/30/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360380497

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	12					12
Current Violations	10					10
Initial Penalty	$15,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,300
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	19260020 B01	05/05/1992	06/16/1992	$555	$1,500	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260020 B02	05/05/1992	06/16/1992	$555	$1,500	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260021 B02	05/05/1992	05/06/1992	$555	$1,500	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260059 E01	05/05/1992	06/16/1992	$205	$600	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19260059 G08	05/05/1992	06/16/1992	$205	$600	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19260059 H	05/05/1992	06/16/1992	$205	$600	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19260850 B	05/05/1992	05/06/1992	$555	$1,500	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01008	Serious	19260850 G	05/05/1992	05/06/1992	$555	$1,500	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
9.	01009	Serious	19260850 K	05/05/1992	05/12/1992	$555	$1,500	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01010	Serious	19260851 A	05/05/1992	05/07/1992	$555	$1,500	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01011	Serious	19260854 D	05/05/1992	05/06/1992	$555	$1,500	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
12.	01012	Serious	19260857 A	05/05/1992	05/07/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	05/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 644252

Event: 01/10/1992

One employee killed, one injured when floor collapses

Employees #1 and #2 were part of a six-man wrecking crew performing interior demolition in a five-story residential building undergoing renovation. The employees sawed through a load-bearing partition on the fourth floor, which caused a portion of the fifth floor to collapse. The collapsing floor struck Employees #1 and #2. Employee #1 was killed. Employee #2's leg was slightly injured.

Keywords: WALL, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101488989			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	101488989			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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