Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102080017 - Blazer Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 102080017

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 08/27/1985

Site Address:
Blazer Construction Co.
2838 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29204

Mailing Address:
3608 Landmark Drive, Columbia, SC 29204

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360777106

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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.	02001	Other	19260451 E04	09/26/1985	10/01/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 734046

Event: 08/26/1985

Employee strikes head and dies after fall from scaffold

Employee #1 and a coworker, both carpenters, were 5 ft 9 in. above a tile and concrete floor dismantling a lowered ceiling from a 5 ft by 7 ft manually propelled mobile scaffold. The scaffold was being moved and no tools or equipment were in use. After the wheels were unlocked so that the scaffold could be moved, both Employee #1 and the coworker lost their balance and each grabbed a 2 in. by 6 in. piece of lumber located overhead. The coworker dropped straight down to the floor and was not injured. Employee #1 swung on the piece of lumber before falling. He struck his head against the concrete floor and was knocked unconscious. He died the same day as a result of head injuries. The employees could have dismounted the scaffold before it was moved.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DISMANTLING, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102080017			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters

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