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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119586378 - Benfield Electric Company, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Benfield Electric Company, Inc.
1417 E. Emily Ct.
Abingdon, MD 21009
Mailing Address:
14 E. Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill, MD 21050
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1731
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/18/1993
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/07/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361545635 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,325 | $76,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $80,825 |
| Current Penalty | $7,650 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,650 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260500 D01 | 07/16/1993 | 07/21/1993 | $4,325 | $43,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 19261052 C01 II | 07/16/1993 | 07/21/1993 | $3,325 | $33,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 07/16/1993 | 07/21/1993 | $0 | $4,325 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and a foreman were working on a second floor landing of a two-story single family home. They were installing Romex cable throughout the house. The second floor landing was 3 ft 11 in. wide by 7 ft 5 in. long and 9 ft from the first floor landing. A 7 ft 5 in. long open side of the landing was not provided with a guardrail. Employee #1 was pulling the Romex cable to light and fire detector junction boxes directly above the landing. His stepladder was positioned about 2 ft from the open side of the landing. While descending the stepladder, he stepped backward and fell from the open side of the landing, 9 ft to the first floor landing. Employee #1 sustained two broken vertebrae and internal injuries. The foreman was trained and aware of a company work rule not to work on landings without a guardrail. Employee #1 was never trained and, therefore, unaware of the work rule.
Keywords: STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, UNTRAINED, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, VERTEBRA
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119586378 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Electricians' apprentices |