Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106742257 - Graveley Bros. Roofing Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106742257

Report ID: 0213900

Date Opened: 05/05/1994

Site Address:
Graveley Bros. Roofing Inc.
Holt Cargo, Warehouse #7a
Gloucester City, NJ 08030

Mailing Address:
808 No. 26th St., Philadelphia, PA 19130

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/12/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361817984

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6		1			7
Current Violations	6		1			7
Initial Penalty	$13,500	$0	$3,000	$0	$0	$16,500
Current Penalty	$13,500	$0	$3,000	$0	$0	$16,500
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.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	09/19/1994	09/22/1994	$3,000	$3,000	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260100 A	09/19/1994	09/22/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19260404 B01 I	09/19/1994	09/22/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19260404 F06	09/19/1994	09/22/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19260500 G01	09/19/1994	09/22/1994	$3,000	$3,000	$0	-
6.	01006	Serious	19260850 A	09/19/1994	09/22/1994	$3,000	$3,000	$0	-
7.	02001	Repeat	19260500 G05	09/19/1994	09/22/1994	$3,000	$3,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 633776

Event: 05/05/1994

Four employees hospitalized after roof collapse

On May 5, 1994, Employees #1 through #4 and nineteen other roofers were removing a rubber roof over a previously refrigerated 68,000 square ft portion of a warehouse. The roof was 31 ft high and positioned directly over a concrete floor in a structural steel building constructed of solid web girders and open web bar joists. On the previous two work days the foreman had directed that ballast stone be moved into large piles at various locations on the roof by wheelbarrows and motorized plows. The stone was to be downloaded later through holes cut in the roof in the center of the stone piles. It would then go by way of chutes to a dump truck. That day the foreman directed Employees #1 through #4 and ten coworkers to go to one of the stone piles and start loading the stone into a chute. As the employees started shoveling and using a motorized plow, the entire 40 ft by 40 ft bay collapsed. Thirteen of the 14 employees who fell through the roof opening were taken to 3 area hospitals. Employees #1 through #4 were admitted for treatment. The roof was rated at 30 psi live load and was overloaded at the spot where the accident occurred.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, DISMANTLING, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106742257	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	106742257	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
3	106742257	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
4	106742257	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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