Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104395025 - E J Whelan & Co

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

Inspection Nr: 104395025

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 06/22/1988

Site Address:
E J Whelan & Co
9221 Corporate Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850

Mailing Address:
6655 Mid-Cities Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/21/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360218655

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$635	$0	$0	$0	$0	$635
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.	01001	Other	19260500 B 1	08/25/1988	08/28/1988	$0	$635	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19260404 B 1 I	08/25/1988	08/28/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 823732

Event: 06/21/1988

Employee injured in fall through floor opening

Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning the floor of mechanical penthouse of scrap lumber and other debris before erecting a scaffold. They picked up a piece of plywood from the floor. Employee #1 was walking forward with the plywood and the coworker was walking backward when the employee fell through a 30-in. by 30-in. floor opening. He fell 13 ft to a concrete floor and was hospitalized with multiple fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104395025			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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