Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107697674 - B.S. Mccarey Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107697674

Report ID: 0215800

Date Opened: 07/15/1998

Site Address:
B.S. Mccarey Co., Inc.
Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, NY 13350

Mailing Address:
240 Erie Blvd. East, Rome, NY 13440

Union Status: Union

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/17/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	200871952	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
Current Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
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	19260701 B	10/02/1998	10/07/1998	$1,125	$1,125	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19260454 B02	10/02/1998	10/20/1998	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200880193

Event: 01/13/1998

Employee's arm impaled in fall onto steel rebar

Employee #1 was helping to erect a single-pole scaffold next to a recently poured concrete wall. The scaffold was being built above vertical reinforcing steel that had not been guarded to prevent impalement. A plank of the partially built scaffold slipped or rolled, and Employee #1 fell onto the vertical rebar, impaling his right arm. He sustained puncture injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: IMPALED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ARM, WORK SURFACE, PUNCTURE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107697674			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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