Inspection Detail
Inspection: 107932774 - Schererville Steel Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Schererville Steel Corporation
(Addition) 5830 Southport Rd
Portage, IN 46368
Mailing Address:
Jean Raven 1050 Kennedy Avenue, Schererville, IN 46375
Union Status: Union
SIC:1791
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/20/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/21/1990
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360470959 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
Current Penalty | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260028 A | 04/26/1989 | 04/29/1989 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 05/11/1989 | R - Review Commission | Citation has been deleted. |
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260105 A | 04/26/1989 | 04/29/1989 | $500 | $0 | $0 | 05/11/1989 | R - Review Commission |
Investigation Summary
On April 14, 1989, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were installing metal sheeting from the west edge of a roof to the peak 50 ft away. The metal sheeting was being installed over fiberglass insulation 6 in. thick by 3 ft wide laid on the roof purlins. A 3 ft wide by 30 ft long piece of metal sheeting had been laid down leaving a 20 ft section of fiberglass uncovered. Employee #1 was installing metal screws through the metal sheeting and fiberglass insulation into the purlins with a screw gun. He was 31 ft from the west edge of the roof and 33.25 ft above the concrete slab when he fell onto and through the fiberglass insulation. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died several hours later of multiple internal injuries.
Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCRETE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 107932774 | Fatality | Other | Roofers |