Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111141149 - Bill Howell & Sons Construction Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 111141149

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 06/30/1993

Site Address:
Bill Howell & Sons Construction Corp.
Hwy 53 East (Wellman, Inc.)
Fayetteville, NC 28302

Mailing Address:
161 Claridge Nursery Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/06/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/18/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360491906
Referral	900622663	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1		2		3
Current Violations		1		2		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$21,000	$0	$0	$0	$21,000
Current Penalty	$0	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	Willful	19260500 B01	09/24/1993	09/30/1993	$18,000	$21,000	$0	10/21/1993	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19260059 E01	09/24/1993	09/30/1993	$0	$0	$0	10/21/1993	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19260059 G01	09/24/1993	09/30/1993	$0	$0	$0	10/21/1993	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170062319

Event: 06/21/1993

Employee dies in fall through floor opening

At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Monday, June 21, 1993, Employee #1, a 38-year-old cement finisher, and a coworker were working alone on the second floor of a newly constructed addition to a manufacturing building. The concrete pour for half of the second floor, which measured 84 ft by 119 ft, had almost been completed and the two men were completing the finish on the fresh concrete. The remainder of the concrete subcontractor's crew of 13 men had descended to the first floor. Employee #1 was working with a bull float and apparently was backing up to an unguarded floor opening measuring 2 ft 8 in. by 18 ft 1 11/16 in. when he either tripped on the projecting edge and fell, or stepped, into the opening. He fell 16 ft 8 in. to a concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained head injuries and remained in a coma at the hospital until his death on Friday, July 2, 1993, at approximately 3:30 a.m. His coworker did not see what happened and there was no other eyewitness to the event.

Keywords: CEMENTING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED, WORK RULES, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION, CONSTRUCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111141149					Occupation Not Listed

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