Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1168244 - Continental Marble & Granite Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Investigation Summary

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