Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102516549 - Gallo Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102516549

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 05/06/1988

Site Address:
Gallo Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
6001 Bullard Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70128

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 8050, New Orleans, LA 70182

Union Status: Union

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/10/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/27/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360157242

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
Current Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
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	19101000 A02	08/02/1988	08/05/1988	$240	$240	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19040002 A	08/02/1988	08/05/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14394167

Event: 05/03/1988

Six Employee Overcome by Carbon Nonoxide

At 7:15 p.m. on May 3, 1988, two employees from Gallo Mechanical Contractors, Inc., were installing a drainage pipe for a sink in the floor of the change area in the examination room of a linear accelerator that was being constructed. They were using a gasoline-powered masonry concrete cutter in an unventilated area to perform the cutting. Three employees from Brice Bldg. Co., Inc., were performing demolition work nearby: drilling holes in the wall, chipping concrete, and cutting reinforcements in the wall in the accelerator area (number 20). The three employees from Brice Bldg. Co., the two employees from Gallo Mechanical Contractor, and one employee from GMCI were overcome by carbon monoxide from the gasoline-powered concrete cutter. One employee died and five others were hospitalized. (The GMCI employee was listed on an injury line under the inspection number for Brice Bldg. Co.)

Keywords: VENTILATION, GASOLINE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CONCRETE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102516549					Occupation Not Listed

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