Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106445661 - Tri-State Steel, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106445661

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 09/24/1990

Site Address:
Tri-State Steel, Inc.
G.P.A. Flat Storage Facil. - Garden City Terminal
Garden City, GA 31408

Mailing Address:
12608 Alameda Drive, Strongsville, OH 44136

Union Status: Union

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/26/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360133243

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,280
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260021 B02	11/09/1990	11/19/1990	$0	$640	$0	12/17/1990	D - Govt Dismissed
2.	01002	Serious	19260105 A	11/09/1990	11/19/1990	$0	$640	$0	12/17/1990	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 595652

Event: 09/21/1990

Employee killed in fall from platform

Employee #1 was helping to dismantle a work platform that was approximately 50 ft high. He was helping another employee "snake out" an I-beam with a crane. Employee #1 fell through an opening in the platform grading to the ground. He was wearing a safety harness and a lanyard, but did not have the lanyard secured to a lifeline cable that ran around the platform. Employee #1 was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF, DISMANTLING, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106445661			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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