Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109126045 - Restoration Preservation Masonry, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109126045

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 09/02/1993

Site Address:
Restoration Preservation Masonry, Incorporated
20 Chapel Street
Brookline, MA 02147

Mailing Address:
190 Front Street, Ashland, MA 01721

Union Status: Union

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/22/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/29/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360361364

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,000
Current Penalty	$5,500	$0	$0	$4,000	$0	$9,500
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	Other	19260020 B02	02/23/1994	03/01/1994	$500	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19260020 B04	02/23/1994	03/01/1994	$3,500	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260300 B02	02/23/1994	03/01/1994	$3,500	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260451 A04	02/23/1994	03/01/1994	$2,000	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170111090

Event: 09/02/1993

One employee dies, one injured in work platform collapse

Employees were removing stone from the exterior of a building, while a tower climbing work platform was elevated 80 ft to the 8th floor. The employees were working on a cantilevered platform extending from the original platform. When a structural failure occurred to the framework of the platform, Employees #1 and #2 fell 80 ft to the ground and a coworker jumped to the roof. Employee #1 was fatally injured, and Employee #2 was in critical condition. It appears from engineering calculations that the platform was overloaded, causing a structural deformation and eventual collapse.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109126045			Fatality	Other	Brickmasons and stonemasons
2	109126045			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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