Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119525798 - Spider Staging Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119525798

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 10/19/1994

Site Address:
Spider Staging Corporation
11555 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852

Mailing Address:
9435-B Washington Boulevard, Laurel, MD 20723

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/21/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/02/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361017718

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$8,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,150
Current Penalty	$5,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,150
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	12/13/1994	12/16/1994	$1,600	$2,550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19260105 A	12/13/1994	12/16/1994	$1,600	$2,550	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	03001	Serious	19260451 I08	12/13/1994	12/16/1994	$1,950	$3,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	04001	Other	19260020 B02	12/13/1994	12/16/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170751911

Event: 10/19/1994

Employee injured in fall from scaffold

Employee #1, a trainee mechanic, and the leadman of the two-man crew were assigned to move a two-point suspended scaffold, "Spider," 5 foot stage with two SC40 hoists. They lowered the scaffold from the top roof 16 feet to a small intermediate roof. The plan was to lower the scaffold an additional 20 feet to the main roof. The two-man crew started to lower the scaffold. After approximately 2 feet, the right side hoist unit stopped. The employees thought that the overspeed brake had accidentally set. The leadman -- the competent person on site --got out of the scaffold onto the roof and worked with Employee #1 to manually override and release the overspeed brake. This was done before the hoist was inspected for sufficient cable length. The right side hoist had only been set up with enough cable to go from the upper roof to the intermediate roof, a total of 16 feet. The total cable length measured 18 feet 5 1/2 inches. When the brake was released, the 3 inches of cable left on the drum ran out and the hoist fell, causing the right side of the scaffold to drop. Employee #1 fell 18 feet and landed on a stored scaffold pick. He sustained a chipped ankle bone and a bruised calf. The company did not conduct a fall protection or competent person inspection. The hoist worked as designed and the wire rope safety device was manually overridden. No safety line or fall protection was used.

Keywords: LIFELINE, WIRE ROPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HOIST, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANKLE, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119525798			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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