Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111089082 - H. V. Allen Company

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 111089082

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 05/25/1993

Site Address:
H. V. Allen Company
Duke North Hospital, Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

Mailing Address:
Po Box 8609, Greensboro, NC 27419

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/19/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/11/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360491716

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
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	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19260021 B02	09/22/1993	09/28/1993	$100	$3,500	$0	09/29/1993	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01001B	Serious	19260500 F05 II	09/22/1993	09/27/1993	$0	$0	$0	09/29/1993	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170060560

Event: 05/19/1993

Employee suffers fractures in fall through floor opening

Employee #1 and four coworkers were on the penthouse floor of an elevator construction project. Unknown to them, the concrete floor contained two floor openings, each 36 in. square and covered by an unsecured 1/2 in. plywood piece measuring 48 in. square. In preparation for the repositioning of the elevator control box, the employees were removing all scraps of wood from the east side of the floor. Employee #1, who was facing south, picked up the plywood covering the east side floor opening, took a step forward as he raised it, and fell approximately 25 ft through the opening to the concrete floor. He struck a metal trash chute which was suspended below the penthouse floor and landed in a sitting position. Employee #1 sustained a broken hip, fractured vertebrae, a lacerated tongue, and a bruised shoulder. Causal factors include lack of training, 1926.21(b)(2), and improper installation of floor opening covers, 1926.500(f)(5)(ii).

Keywords: LACERATION, UNTRAINED, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, VERTEBRA, UNSECURED, HIP, CONTUSION, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111089082					Occupation Not Listed

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