Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104394259 - American Iron Works Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104394259

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 09/29/1988

Site Address:
American Iron Works Inc
5555 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/27/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/06/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360216345

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$2,240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,240
Current Penalty	$850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$850
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260028 A	03/14/1989	03/17/1989	$300	$560	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19260450 A 1	03/14/1989	03/17/1989	$50	$560	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	03001	Serious	19260701 B	03/14/1989	03/17/1989	$500	$560	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	04001A	Serious	19260020 B 1	03/14/1989	03/22/1989	$560	$560	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	04001B	Serious	19260020 B 2	03/14/1989	03/17/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	05001	Other	19260021 B 2	03/14/1989	03/17/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 891267

Event: 09/29/1988

Employee killed in fall from beam

Employee #1 was operating a ratchet type wrench with one hand and holding onto a horizontal beam with the other hand. He fell 34 ft to a concrete surface, suffering massive head trauma, a fractured skull, and a brain hematoma. He was killed.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104394259			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers

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