Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115022121 - Space Age Coating

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 115022121

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/31/1993

Site Address:
Space Age Coating
(Recker Farms) 6915 Highway 162 N
Ferdinand, IN 47532

Mailing Address:
Attn Mel Schaffer 603 W Monroe St, Kokomo, IN 46901

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/13/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/01/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361311038

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	2200080101	09/29/1993	10/03/1993	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	09/29/1993	10/03/1993	$750	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19260059 E01	09/29/1993	10/03/1993	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 903062

Event: 08/27/1993

Employee injured in fall from slippery roof

Employee #1 was applying a topcoat sealer to a metal roof on a house with a ground to eave height of 13 feet and a pitch of 8:12. The employee was not wearing fall protection and slipped on the metal surface slick with sealer and slid down the roof onto the concrete patio. Employee #1 landed on his ankles and legs and sustained two broken ankles, a broken right leg, and a sprained right wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ANKLE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115022121			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers

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