Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119542108 - Hagerstown Masonry Contractors, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Hagerstown Masonry Contractors, Inc.
500 Eastern Boulevard South
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Mailing Address:
1466 B South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1741
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/15/1995
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/21/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360229777 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $2,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,750 |
| Current Penalty | $2,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,750 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260451 A03 | 08/03/1995 | 08/07/1995 | $2,750 | $2,750 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260451 A24 | 08/03/1995 | 08/07/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19260020 B02 | 08/03/1995 | 08/07/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employees #1 and #2 were working 26 ft 4 in. high on a scaffold that had been erected four frames high and six frames wide. Each frame was 5 ft wide, 7 ft long, and 6 ft 7 in. high. The two employees, who were on the top frame disassembling the scaffold, had removed approximately 30 planks from the top frame and stacked them on two frames at the end of the scaffold. The planks were stacked on the outriggers and the back side of the frames. The three vertical members of the two frames, on the front side, did not have locking pins at the vertical pins; as a result, the front side of the two frames lifted up and the frames flipped over to the back side of the scaffold. Employee #1 fell 26 ft 4 in. to the concrete floor with the stacked planks. He was transported to the hospital and treated for a compression fracture of his vertebrae. Employee #2 fell to the deck of the third frame. He suffered minor abrasions and lacerations to his left forearm. The employer had not provided a competent person to assist with erecting or disassembling the scaffold. The employer had not inspected the scaffold to ensure that it had been erected properly and that all the locking pins were in place.
Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE LOAD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119542108 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices | ||
| 2 | 119542108 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices |
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