Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110605011 - Higgins & Higgins Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tarrytown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110605011

Report ID: 0216000

Date Opened: 09/08/1992

Site Address:
Higgins & Higgins Inc.
26 East Parkway
Scarsdale, NY 10583

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 164-H, Scarsdale, NY 10583

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/23/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361102817

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260451 A12	10/27/1992	10/31/1992	$500	$1,500	$0	11/20/1992	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260451 D03	10/27/1992	10/31/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-
3.	01003	Serious	19260451 D10	10/27/1992	10/31/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170112890

Event: 09/04/1992

Employee killed in fall from scaffold

At approximately 2:10 p.m. on September 4, 1992, Employee #1 was preparing to step onto an 18 ft wide by 36 ft high scaffold to access a roof. There were no guardrails installed and the planking was not secured. When Employee #1 stepped onto a scaffold plank, it moved and fell to the ground. Employee #1 fell with the plank and struck his head on a concrete window sill in the basement. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, GUARDRAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110605011			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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