Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101615854 - W. S. Bellows Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101615854

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 10/14/1987

Site Address:
W. S. Bellows Construction Co.
1500 Girod St.
New Orleans, LA 70113

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 51779, New Orleans, LA 70151

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/23/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360157119

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260028 A	01/12/1988	01/15/1988	$400	$400	$0	02/01/1988	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14394126

Event: 09/23/1987

Employee dies after fall through suspended ceiling

Employee #1 and a coworker were dismantling a 1 in. thick plaster ceiling that was supported by metal lathe suspended by #8 tie wires. They would cut an approximately 26 square ft ceiling panel into about 6 square ft sections, each section supported by four tie wires. They would then cut the tie wires with bolt cutters and drop the sections approximately 18 ft to the floor. Employee #1 and the coworker were on the ceiling and had cut one section loose when the section behind the one on which they were kneeling fell. Employee #1 fell head first to the concrete floor, sustaining serious head injuries. He died approximately two weeks later.

Keywords: HEAD, DISMANTLING, SUSPENDED CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CEILING PANEL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101615854			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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