Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119594349 - Rasche Brothers Contractors

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

Inspection Nr: 119594349

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 02/03/1994

Site Address:
Rasche Brothers Contractors
23320 Ridge Road
Damascus, MD 20872

Mailing Address:
3797 Sells Mill Road, Taneytown, MD 21787

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/28/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360755771

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			1		7
Current Violations	5			2		7
Initial Penalty	$13,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,050
Current Penalty	$4,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,400
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	04/18/1994	04/21/1994	$1,500	$3,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260451 A07	04/18/1994	04/21/1994	$750	$3,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260451 M02	04/18/1994	04/21/1994	$750	$3,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260451 M03	04/18/1994	04/21/1994	$700	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19260451 M06	04/18/1994	04/21/1994	$700	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	02001	Other	19261053 B01	04/18/1994	04/21/1994	$0	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	03001	Other	19260020 B02	04/18/1994	04/21/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170068860

Event: 02/03/1994

One employee killed, one injured when scaffold collapses

On February 3, 1994, Employee #1, a partner in Rasche Brothers Contractors, and Employee #2 were working on a carpenters' bracket scaffold located approximately 13 feet 8 inches above the frozen ground. A post-framed barn was under construction. While setting a section of the roof, one of the metal brackets supporting the section of scaffolding on which the two employees were working gave way, causing them to fall. Employee #1 struck his head on the frozen ground and died from his injuries. Employee #2 sustained multiple fractures of the right leg below the knee. The bracket was secured by two 12-penny nails and by a chain that was welded onto the bracket. It appears that the weld broke, resulting in the accident. Employees #1 and #2 had not been trained in the inspection of welds. Hard hats were worn on the job site. The carpenters' bracket scaffold did not contain standard guardrails, nor was fall protection equipment provided.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119594349			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	119594349			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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