Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111098869 - Jordan Lumber And Supply, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Investigation Summary

Employee #1 and coworkers, of Lenco Silo Systems, Inc. were removing roof forms from the inside of a 68 foot silo they had constructed. A coworker was unbolting the forms from the outside roof of the silo. Employee #1 was on the inside of the silo on a 64 ft high scaffold receiving the forms and lowering them through a hole created by removing a piece of scaffold deck. A coworker at ground level was receiving the lowered forms and carrying them outside to another coworker, who was in a trailer putting away the forms. Employee #1 fell through the hole in the scaffold and suffered serious injuries. He was flown by Life Flight to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC, where he was pronounced dead on March 25, 1994, at 11:58 a.m.

Keywords: WORK RULES, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD