Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1137625.015 - Frazier-Simplex, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1137625.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 04/05/2016

Site Address:
Frazier-Simplex, Inc
1115 W Fifth Ave
Lancaster, OH 43130

Mailing Address:
436 E. Beau St, Washington, PA 15301

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 236210/Industrial Building Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/05/2016

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/03/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1078273
Inspection	1137674	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$12,471	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,471
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$7,483	$0	$7,483
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.	01001	Other	19260850 A	10/03/2016		$7,483	$12,471	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 84209.015

Event: 04/04/2016

Employee is killed when wall collapses

At 4:30 p.m. on April 4, 2016, an employee along with other coworkers were tearing down the outside refractory wall from inside the regenerator with pneumatic chipping hammers and pry bars. The employee was removing the refractory brick from the target wall when part of the crown fell down into the regenerator. The employee was killed when the crown (ceiling) of a regenerator partially collapsed. The employee was buried by the crown brick. The employee sustained blunt force injury to the head with a brain injury, according to the coroner's report.

Keywords: Brain, Ceiling, Collapse, Crushing, Demolition, Falling Object, Head, Masonry Wall, Structural Collapse

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1137625.015	52	M	Fatality		Brickmasons and stonemasons

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