Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122677156 - Sherry'S Restoration

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122677156

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 03/25/1996

Site Address:
Sherry'S Restoration
Hastings Industrial Park
Hastings, PA 16646

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 405, Cherry Tree, PA 15724

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/25/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/25/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361835374

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
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	19261060 A01 III	04/11/1996	04/16/1996	$1,125	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200540037

Event: 03/10/1996

Employee killed in fall when ladder is knocked out at base

At approximately 1:12 p.m. on March 10, 1996, Employee #1, a carpenter's helper, was standing on the fourth step from the top of a new Werner, type I, 8 ft fiberglass ladder situated on a dry, level concrete floor. He was using a 16 oz fiberglass claw hammer to knock the top side of the left double-vertical 11 ft 5 in. high by 3 in. wide support beam toward the right vertical support beam. Both had 1 in. shims under them that were holding up a horizontal 7 in. high by 3 in. wide by 17 ft 9 1/4 in. long overhead main beam. Employee #1 was trying to take a true plumb vertical measurement from the bottom of the horizontal main beam to the floor. The bottom of the left vertical beam was already farther out from the wall than the to and the shim apparently flew out, causing the vertical support to gave way. The bottom of the ladder was knocked out from under Employee #1 and he tumbled 4 ft off the ladder, striking his head on the concrete floor. He suffered a baseline skull fracture, and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNSECURED, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122677156			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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