Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102729928 - Levy Wrecking Company

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102729928

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 10/15/1992

Site Address:
Levy Wrecking Company
4891 Mead Road
Macon, GA 31206

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 78337, Nashville, TN 37207

Union Status: Union

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/15/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/11/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	74229048	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$375
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	19260021 B02	12/14/1992	01/07/1993	$375	$375	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19260059 H	12/14/1992	01/07/1993	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14332902

Event: 10/15/1992

Employees injured in fall with collapsed steel plate

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on October 6, 1992, Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker were positioned next to and on top of a 17 ft long by 1/2 in. thick section of carbon steel plate during the demolition of a filtrate tank. The employees were using oxygen and fuel gas to cut the section into smaller pieces for removal. The coworker was on the larger section while Employees #1 and #2 were next to the section being cut. The cut along the 17 ft span was almost complete when the section being cut collapsed, causing Employees #1 and #2 to fall under the whole section. Employee #1 sustained broken bones and a partial leg amputation. Employee #2 sustained broken leg bones. The causal factors include an inadequate engineering survey per 29CFR1926.850(a) and a misjudgment of the hazards of the situation.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, AMPUTATED, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, TANK, CUTTING AND BURNING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102729928			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	102729928			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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