Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1168244 - Continental Marble & Granite Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1168244

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 04/30/1984

Site Address:
Continental Marble & Granite Co Inc
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1326, Gretna, LA 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/16/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360564058

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14525398

Event: 04/30/1984

STRUCK BY FALLING STACK OF GRANITE SLABS

ON APRIL 30, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 12 NOON, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF REBRACING A STACK OF GRANITE. THE STACK WAS LEANING AGAINST A CONTAINER AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTH EAST BANK BUILDING PROJECT. EMPLOYEE #1 STRAIGHTENED THE GRANITE STACK WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT BEHIND THE STACK TO APPLY A BRACE. THE STACK BECAME UNBALANCED AND SLABS OF GRANITE, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 800 POUNDS, FELL ON EMPLOYEE #1, PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND . HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CEDERS MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUFFERED A BROKEN HIP.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HIP, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1168244			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	1168244					Occupation Not Listed

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