Inspection Detail
Inspection: 106315468 - Weber & Tucker Masonry, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office
Site Address:
Weber & Tucker Masonry, Inc.
1270 North Wickham
Melbourne, FL 32935
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 593436, Orlando, FL 32857
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1741
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Unprog Rel
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/01/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/01/1988
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360728406 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
Current Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
Initial Penalty | $1,960 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,960 |
Current Penalty | $1,960 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,960 |
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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260020 B02 | 06/28/1988 | 07/29/1988 | $490 | $490 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 06/28/1988 | 07/29/1988 | $490 | $490 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260100 A | 06/28/1988 | 07/01/1988 | $280 | $280 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 01004 | Serious | 19260450 A01 | 06/28/1988 | 07/05/1988 | $350 | $350 | $0 | - | ||
5. | 01005 | Serious | 19260500 D01 | 06/28/1988 | 07/01/1988 | $350 | $350 | $0 | - | ||
6. | 02001 | Other | 19260020 B01 | 06/28/1988 | 07/29/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
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
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 106315468 | Occupation Not Listed |