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Inspection: 106315450 - Blackwelder & Associates Electric Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 106315450
Report ID: 0420600
Date Opened: 05/18/1988

Site Address:
Blackwelder & Associates Electric Co., Inc.
1270 North Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32935

Mailing Address:
6965 - 38th Street North, Pinellas Park, FL 33565

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/01/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/1988

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360728406
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 1 2 3
Initial Penalty $300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $300
Current Penalty $300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $300
FTA Penalty $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# Citation ID Citation Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Serious 19260100 A 06/22/1988 06/26/1988 $300 $300 $0 -  
2. 02001 Other 19260020 B01 06/22/1988 07/25/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02002 Other 19260021 B02 06/22/1988 07/25/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 601377
Event: 05/17/1988
CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN WALL FELL ON HIM

EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A MASONRY WALL. THE CONCRETE BLOCK WALL WAS SUPPORTED BY A POURED CONCRETE BEAM, 11 FEET HIGH, 2 FEET WIDE, AND 22 FEET LONG. A SECOND CONCRETE WALL RAN PARALLEL TO THE FIRST. BOTH WALLS WERE EIGHT COURSES HIGH (APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET) AND EIGHT INCHES WIDE. A SPACE OF EIGHT INCHES SEPARATED THE TWO BLOCK WALLS. ALTHOUGH NO VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT OR LATERAL SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED, A CONCRETE CREW DETERMINED THAT THE SPACE SHOULD BE FILLED WITH CONCRETE. WHILE THE CONCRETE WAS BEING PUMPED INTO THE CAVITY, ONE COMPLETE SECTION OF THE WALL BLEW OUT AND CRUSHED EMPLOYEE #1 (AN ELECTRICIAN) WHO WAS WORKING DIRECTLY BELOW THE COLLAPSING WALL.

Keywords: WALL, WORK RULES, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 106315450 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported
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