Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120601976 - R M Towill Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Hi-E-Honolulu

Inspection Nr: 120601976

Report ID: 0951510

Date Opened: 05/19/1995

Site Address:
R M Towill Corp
86-100 Farrington Hwy
Waianae, HI 96792

Mailing Address:
420 Waiakamilo Rd #411, Honolulu, HI 96817

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/06/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/14/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360193130

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,100
Current Penalty	$1,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,100
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	1100002 B01 A	07/13/1995	08/15/1995	$1,100	$1,100	$0		J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 886945

Event: 05/09/1995

Employee killed in fall from ladder

At approximately 7:45 a.m. on May 9, 1995, Employee #1 dropped a personal notebook into a weir wall trough located 7 ft below the top edge of an 18 ft deep clarifier tank. He then traveled 23 ft to an extendable ladder that was tie wired approximately 5 ft above the clarifier floor in order to facilitate adjustments to the clarifier rake arm clearance. When Employee #1 climbed onto the ladder to access the weir wall trough, the weight of the ladder and Employee #1 exceeded the tie wire's limits and it gave way. Employee #1 and the ladder dropped 5 ft, then the base of the ladder began to slide toward the center of the tank. The clarifier floor is sloped to its center 3 ft per 42 ft run. Employee #1 fell 3 to 8 ft from the ladder and landed on the tank's concrete floor on his left side. He was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, OVERLOADED, TIE WIRE, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120601976			Fatality	Fracture	Construction inspectors

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