Inspection Detail

Inspection: 118128115 - Foti Construction Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 118128115

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 08/23/1999

Site Address:
Foti Construction Co. Inc.
2080 Adelbert Drive
Cleveland, OH 44106

Mailing Address:
2501 West 3rd Street, Cleveland, OH 44113

Union Status: Union

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/1999

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 10/25/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	203004734	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Serious	19260451 E01	10/08/1999	10/14/1999	$1,000	$1,000	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260503 C	10/08/1999	10/26/1999	$1,000	$1,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200100550

Event: 08/20/1999

Employee killed in fall from scaffold decking

During the construction of a tubular welded-frame scaffold, Employee #1 and a coworker, both bricklayers, climbed an extension ladder to inspect the laborers' work. After ascending approximately 30 ft, they stepped onto a steel deck to get out of the way of the laborers. Employee #1 was stepping backward when he fell from the edge of the decking to the ground. He landed face down, fracturing his neck. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, WALKING BACKWARD, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	118128115			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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