Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115984197 - Matrix Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 115984197

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 01/25/1996

Site Address:
Matrix Service, Inc.
Box 299
Miller, MO 65707

Mailing Address:
10701 East Ute Street, Tulsa, OK 74116

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/07/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/27/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361886807

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$975
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.	01001A	Serious	19260020 A	05/09/1996	09/15/1996	$975	$2,500	$0	06/03/1996	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	05/09/1996	06/05/1996	$0	$0	$0	06/03/1996	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170789226

Event: 01/25/1996

Three employees injured in falls from mobile scaffolds

Employees #1 through #3 were on different mobile scaffolds, or "buggies," installing vertical welds on the sixth shell of a gas tank under construction. A high gust of wind caused the shell to collapse and the three employees fell between 40 and 60 ft to the ground. All three workers sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STORAGE TANK, WELDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115984197	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	115984197	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.
3	115984197	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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