Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119596096 - Phalanx Enterprises, Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 119596096

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 04/22/1994

Site Address:
Phalanx Enterprises, Inc
110 Odendhal
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Mailing Address:
14514 J Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 22021

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/20/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/28/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360755995

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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	19260028 A	06/02/1994	06/07/1994	$350	$700	$0	06/22/1994	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170751903

Event: 04/20/1994

Employee loses balance on joist girder and falls

Employee #1, an iron worker with over 15 years of steelworking experience, was getting ready to receive an angle iron roof joist measuring approximately 45 feet long, 20 inches deep, and 4 inches wide. He was standing on the joist girder, a 9-inch I-beam, set 23 1/2 feet above the concrete floor. As the joist was being lowered in place by a 40-ton hydraulic crane, Employee #1 looked up at the joist. In the process of tilting his head back, he lost his balance and fell backward. He was able to momentarily grasp onto the girder and an in-place joist, causing him to fall in a horizontal position, on his side. The impact area contained stored bundles of roof joists, and Employee #1's back struck the top of one of these joists, causing bone fractures. Employee #1 was connecting steel at the time of the accident with a connector exemption. No fall protection was used on the job site to access and move to elevated work positions. Inadequate hazard recognition training was provided.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119596096			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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