Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116217522 - The Wackenhut Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116217522

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 08/30/2000

Site Address:
The Wackenhut Corporation
816 Lee Street
Charleston, WV 25301

Mailing Address:
346 Maccorkle Avenue, South Charleston, WV 25303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7381

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/19/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100630367

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$4,500	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$2,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19040008	10/16/2000	10/19/2000	$2,500	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200630564

Event: 08/05/2000

Employee dies of head injuries in same-level fall

At approximately 1:40 p.m., Employee #1, a security guard at the AT&T building in Charleston, WV, was at the front entrance while a coworker was inside on rover duty. Suddenly the lights in the building went dim because a transformer in the alley behind the building had blown out and caught on fire. Sparks were falling near Employee #1's Ford Ranger truck, so, after the Fire Department was called, Employee #1 asked the coworker to relive him so he could move his truck. He walked through the building to the outside dock area and then turned right onto a level concrete surface. He was walking to his truck approximately 5 ft away when he collapsed, striking his head on the pavement. An unidentified passerby who was walking in the alley administered help, and the fire truck and ambulance arrived shortly thereafter. According to the autopsy, Employee #1 died of craniocerebral injuries. The coworker witnessed the same-level fall on closed circuit television through a camera mounted near the dock on the exterior of the building.

Keywords: HEAD, SKULL, FALL, CONCUSSION, SECURITY GUARD, BRAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116217522			Fatality	Concussion	Guards and police, excluding public service

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