Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105532329 - Randall Sharpe Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Knoxville Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 105532329

Report ID: 0454714

Date Opened: 10/15/1987

Site Address:
Randall Sharpe Contractors
Coster Shop Bridge & I-275
Knoxville, TN 37917

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1525, Tullahoma, TN 37388

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/15/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/19/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360599096

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
Current Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
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
1.	01001A	Serious	19260100 A	11/10/1987	11/13/1987	$240	$240	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260450 A05	11/10/1987	11/13/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19260451 I05	11/10/1987	11/13/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01001D	Serious	19260451 I08	11/10/1987	11/13/1987	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 977298

Event: 10/12/1987

Employee injured when he cuts rope and scaffold collapses

Employee #1 was disassembling a two-point suspension scaffold, He began to cut the supporting ropes with a pocket knife. Employee #1 stopped briefly to consider the consequences, but continued cutting until the rope was severed. The scaffold flipped, throwing the employee into the air. He fell 30 ft to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured arm and pelvis.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, PELVIS, ARM, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105532329			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Physicists and astronomers

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