Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109919837 - Atlantic Scaffold

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109919837

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 04/29/1996

Site Address:
Atlantic Scaffold
74th St. Consolidated Edison Station
Manhattan, NY 10021

Mailing Address:
2 Woodward Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11385

Union Status: Union

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/01/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/26/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361838121

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$500	$0	$7,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$250	$0	$3,750
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
1.	01001	Serious	19260095 A	09/09/1996	09/12/1996	$1,250	$2,500	$0	09/27/1996	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260502 D16 III	09/09/1996	09/19/1996	$1,000	$1,000	$0	09/27/1996	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260502 D17	09/09/1996	09/19/1996	$0	$1,000	$0	09/27/1996	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260503 A01	09/09/1996	09/12/1996	$1,250	$2,500	$0	09/27/1996	F - Formal Settlement
5.	02001	Other	19260503 B01	09/09/1996	09/19/1996	$250	$500	$0	09/27/1996	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200850139

Event: 04/29/1996

Employee killed in fall from catwalk

On April 29, 1996, Employee #1 and three coworkers, of Atlantic Scaffold, were at the Con Edison Steam Generating Station in New York City. They were removing a temporary hanging scaffold trolley system that had been used for maintenance work in the coal bunkers; this was an ongoing job of several weeks, but it was Employee #1's first day at the work site. The trolley system had been suspended by a permanent catwalk system above. The catwalks had guardrails, and the crew was working on one of the platforms when the accident occurred. The method they were using to remove the suspended trolley system was to lean out under the guardrail and secure the trolley beams, which were suspended 24 in. below the platform, by wrapping them with a rope. Employee #1 was apparently leaning out when he fell approximately 75 ft into the bottom of an empty coal bunker and was killed. The employer was cited for failure to train employees in the fall hazards associated with the work, and failure to ensure workers used fall protection equipment, such as a safety belt. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 had worked as a laborer for Atlantic Scaffold for three years. There were no direct witnesses to his fall.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, UNTRAINED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109919837			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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