Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107156994 - Noralco Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107156994

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 11/20/1990

Site Address:
Noralco Corporation
900 River Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233

Mailing Address:
1920 Lincoln Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Union Status: Union

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/29/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/09/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360658348

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$2,080	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,080
Current Penalty	$2,080	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,080
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	19260550 A02	12/12/1990	12/18/1990	$400	$400	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260550 G03 IIA	12/12/1990	01/17/1991	$400	$400	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19260850 A	12/12/1990	12/24/1990	$640	$640	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19260859 G	12/12/1990	12/24/1990	$640	$640	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14325526

Event: 11/19/1990

Employee killed when crushed by collapsed floor

Employee #1 was on the second floor of a four-story building that his employer had been contracted to tear down. He had burned partially through a steel beam but it did not collapse. When he went back to burn further through it, the third floor collapsed onto him, killing him.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, BUILDING COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107156994			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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