Inspection Detail
Inspection: 108412040 - Barton Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Barton Inc.
3800 Hawkins Point Rd
Baltimore, MD 21226
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2108, 200 E. First St., Hutchinson, KS 67504
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/28/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/06/1989
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360217004 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $1,450 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,450 |
Current Penalty | $725 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $725 |
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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260020 B 2 | 04/28/1989 | 05/01/1989 | $725 | $725 | $0 | 06/26/1989 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
2. | 02001 | Serious | 19260021 B 2 | 04/28/1989 | 05/01/1989 | $725 | $725 | $0 | 06/26/1989 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was dismantling a multipoint swing-stage scaffold that had been erected approximately 160 to 165 ft above the ground inside a 40-ft-diameter, 172-ft-high concrete reinforced silo. The employee hit a 2-in. by 4-in. piece of wood on the staging with his hammer but it did not budge, so he pushed it with his foot. This caused him to slip and fall to the side. He was wearing a safety belt and a 6-ft-long lanyard that was attached to one of the chains that supported the scaffold. His lanyard stopped the fall and he bounced back up to catch his balance. When he then fell a second time his lanyard broke, and he fell 163 ft to his death. Examination of Employee #1's lanyard revealed what appeared to be burn marks on it and a rip in the broken portion. The employee had not been trained in inspecting his fall protection equipment.
Keywords: DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LANYARD, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNTRAINED, SCAFFOLD
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 108412040 | Fatality | Other | Carpenters |