Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105510085 - Metro Painting Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Knoxville Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 105510085

Report ID: 0454714

Date Opened: 05/14/1987

Site Address:
Metro Painting Company Inc
Jett Road
Maryville, TN 37801

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 3424, Knoxville, TN 37917

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1721

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/15/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/08/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360779052

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
Current Penalty	$210	$0	$0	$0	$0	$210
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.	01001A	Serious	19260451 A03	06/04/1987	06/09/1987	$210	$420	$0	06/24/1987	R - Review Commission
2.	01001B	Serious	19260451 L04	06/04/1987	06/09/1987	$0	$0	$0	06/24/1987	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 977249

Event: 05/12/1987

Employee injured in fall from boatswain's scaffold rigging

Employee #1 was sandblasting the interior of a 70-ft-high municipal water storage tank. A swivel attaching a boatswain's seat to an extendible boom rig disengaged, causing the employee to fall 35 ft to the floor of the tank. He sustained serious injuries, including multiple fractures, and was hospitalized. The swivel, manufactured by the Durbin Company, St. Louis, MO, was marked "no hoisting" and had a load limit of 3,940 lb. A spot weld on the lower nut apparently gave way and allowed the lower portion of the swivel to fall. The employee had not been attached to the structure by an independent lifeline.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BOSUN CHAIR, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, WATER TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105510085			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; painters, paperhangers and plasterers

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