Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1216317.015 - General Glass & Window Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1216317.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 03/10/2017

Site Address:
General Glass & Window Inc.
3793 23rd Avenue
Jensen Beach, FL 34957

Mailing Address:
3646 23rd Avenue South Suite 105, Lake Worth, FL 33461

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238150/Glass and Glazing Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/10/2017

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 06/08/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1189774	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,897	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,897
Current Penalty	$1,740	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,740
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	19260501 B01	04/27/2017		$1,740	$2,897	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 93785.015

Event: 03/09/2017

Employee falls from an unguarded stairwell and is injured

At approximately 12:45 p.m. on March 9, 2017, an employee and a coworker were confirming measurements adjacent to an open and unguarded stairwell where the stairs had not yet been installed. They were facing north looking at blue prints and a masonry wall when the employee stepped to the east into the open stairwell and fell to the ground approximately 11 feet below. The employee fractured his left shoulder, ribs and vertebrae in his lower back for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Backing Up, Fall, Fracture, Rib, Shoulder, Stair, Unguarded, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1216317.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Glaziers

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