Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106942956 - Contracting Services Group, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106942956

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 01/25/1994

Site Address:
Contracting Services Group, Inc.
617 Gates Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11221

Mailing Address:
Pds Bldg. 401 Cooper Landing (Suite 601), Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/12/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360862106

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	9					9
Current Violations	9					9
Initial Penalty	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,000
Current Penalty	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,000
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	19260020 B02	02/18/1994	02/23/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	02/18/1994	02/23/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19260059 H	02/18/1994	02/23/1994	$450	$450	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19260500 D01	02/18/1994	02/23/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19260850 A	02/18/1994	02/23/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
6.	01006	Serious	19260850 B	02/18/1994	02/23/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
7.	01007	Serious	19260850 G	02/18/1994	02/23/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
8.	01008	Serious	19260850 K	02/18/1994	02/23/1994	$1,050	$1,050	$0	-
9.	01009	Serious	19261051 A	02/18/1994	02/23/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 648824

Event: 01/24/1994

One employee killed, three injured in building collapse

At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Monday, January 24, 1994, eight workers were removing debris from a dilapidated 4-story brick-joisted apartment building in Brooklyn, New York. A portion of the third floor gave way, and Employee #1, who was on the third floor, fell through the floor opening. In addition, debris struck Employees #2 through #4, who were on the second floor. Employee #2 was killed by the falling debris and Employees #3 and #4 were injured. There was no fourth floor in the building and before the collapse the third floor was only a partial floor. The contractor stated that these floors had been destroyed by repeated fires, weathering, squatting, and vandalism through the 15 years that the building was abandoned. This was the debris removal crew's first day at the site.

Keywords: BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FLOOR OPENING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106942956	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	106942956	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	106942956	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
4	106942956	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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