Inspection Detail
Inspection: 105490684 - Dover Elevator Company
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
Dover Elevator Company
Halton Road
Greenville, SC 29616
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 555, Columbia, SC 29202
Union Status: Union
SIC:1796
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/27/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/14/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360283147 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $420 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 04001 | Serious | 19260450 A07 | 04/07/1989 | 04/10/1989 | $420 | $420 | $0 | 04/24/1989 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 05001 | Other | 19260450 A07 | 04/07/1989 | 04/30/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employees were preparing to remove a hoist from the ceiling area of an elevator shaft. A 22 ft extension ladder (11 ft unextended) was set up from the third level slab area to the top of the back wall of the elevator shaft. Employee #1 ascended to within three rungs of the top while a coworker held the ladder. Employee #1 turned, sat down on the ladder, and began releasing the hoist from the ceiling. The ladder began to slide down the wall and Employee #1 fell 32 ft to a ladder set up on the first level elevator shaft. He sustained a fractured neck and head, along with a blood clot on the brain, for which he was hospitalized. The ladder had been set up so that the horizontal distance from the top of the ladder to the foot of the ladder was in excess of 8 ft, exceeding 1/4 of the ladder length.
Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, NECK, BRAIN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105490684 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors, mechanics and repairers |
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