Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103993994 - Watson Mahaney Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 103993994

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 04/11/1988

Site Address:
Watson Mahaney Inc
E Chicago Sanitary Dist 5200 Indpls Blvd
East Chicago, IN 46312

Mailing Address:
5200 Indpls Blvd, E Chicago, IN 46312

Union Status: Union

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/29/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360470256

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19260021 B02	07/13/1988	06/30/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19260028 A	06/27/1988	06/30/1988	$500	$0	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 732289

Event: 04/09/1988

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM TOP OF WALL

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM ON APRIL 9, 1988, A CONSTRUCTION CREW HAD JUST COMPLETED CAULKING THE EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE CONCRETE WALLS FOR THE OXIDATION DITCH AT A WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. EMPLOYEE #1, THE FOREMAN FOR THE 6-MAN CREW, ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE AN ALUMINUM LADDER FROM THE DITCH WHILE STANDING ON A 15 INCH WIDE CONCRETE WALL. THE TOP OF THE WALL WAS 17 FEET ABOVE THE INSIDE CONCRETE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE WALL AND DIED OF HEAD INJURIES.

Keywords: HEAD, WALL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, WASTE PROC FAC, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103993994			Fatality	Concussion	Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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