Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105751663 - Synder Sign Co

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Abingdon (Field Office) - Safety 0355110

Inspection Nr: 105751663

Report ID: 0355110

Date Opened: 04/04/1990

Site Address:
Synder Sign Co
East Main St
Abingdon, VA 24210

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/04/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/05/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360789291

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
Current Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
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	Serious	19260451 A04	07/03/1990	07/20/1990	$490	$490	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 953760

Event: 04/02/1990

Employee dies in fall from ladder replacing Burger King sign

At 10:58 a.m. on April 2, 1990, a work crew from Snyder Sign Co., Johnson City, TN, was repairing sign faces on a 16 ft by 16 ft sign at Burger King, Abingdon, VA. The sign was lifted from the metal column to the parking lot and two A-ladders were set up with a 12 in. wide work platform ladder between them. Employee #1 and two helpers positioned two new sign faces in the sign. The broken bolts were being repaired and new holes bored to hold the sign faces when a sudden gust of wind blew the unattached faces against Employee #1 and the work platform, causing them to fall. Employee #1 fell head first, striking the curb along the edge of the parking lot, and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, REPAIR, STEPLADDER, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK PLATFORM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105751663			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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