Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111109799 - Century Twenty-One Communications Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 111109799

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/26/1994

Site Address:
Century Twenty-One Communications Corporation
127 Hines Farm Rd.
Jacksonville, NC 28540

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1133, Jacksonville, NC 28540

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3663

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/09/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/25/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360493431

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
Current Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
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	Serious	19100268 C	01/05/1995	01/11/1995	$1,400	$1,400	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100268 G01	01/05/1995	01/11/1995	$1,400	$1,400	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19100268 B03	01/05/1995	01/11/1995	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170060065

Event: 08/24/1994

Employee injured in fall from radio tower

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 24, 1994, Employee #1 was repairing a radio tower with an arc welder. He was wearing a positioning belt with a 1 in. nylon strap to hold him in place. No safety belt or fall arrest system was in use. The nylon positioning strap contacted the hot spot on the tower and melted through. Employee #1 fell approximately 50 ft, striking the roof of a shack, an open fence gate, and the ground. He suffered a broken back, a broken leg, and a broken ankle, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAT, COMMUNICATION TOWER, REPAIR, LIFELINE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARC WELDING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111109799			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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