Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123285611 - Chiari Builders Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123285611

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 09/28/2001

Site Address:
Chiari Builders Inc.
434 Whitfield Street
Guilford, CT 06437

Mailing Address:
881 Mount Carmel Avenue, North Haven, CT 06473

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/12/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	903124212	Yes

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	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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.	01001A	Serious	19260501 B13	10/12/2001	10/17/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260503 A01	10/12/2001	11/15/2001	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201521317

Event: 07/27/2001

Employee injured when he falls from a roof

On September 27, 2001, workers were installing plywood sheathing onto a roof. There were three carpenters and the owner. One carpenter was working on the front side of the attic area of the structure installing structure wood members. Employee #1 and the other carpenter were installing the plywood sheathing on the roof rafters on the rear side of the structure. The one carpenter was working in the attic cutting the plywood and Employee #1 was out on the roof placing the plywood. The first row of sheathing was laid from inside the attic. Once the row of sheathing was installed, Employee #1 accessed the roof and continued laying the consecutive rows. He was working in a south to north direction installing the sheathing from the eave to the ridge. Employee #1 was standing on the third row of sheathing with the tow section of his shoes hanging over the top or west side of the sheathing in order to foot or brace the sheathing he was about to install. The sheathing being installed on the fourth row contained a bow or curvature and upon laying it down, Employee #1's toe section of his shoe, which was hanging over into the area of the fourth row, caused the bow to spring up striking his forefoot. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell forward onto the unsecured section of the sheathing. The sheathing along with Employee #1 slid down the roof and landed on the east side of the structure. Employee #1 sustained an L4 burst fracture of the spine, an open compound fracture of the left tibia and fibula, a fractured left ankle and a retroperitoneal hematoma. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, SPINE, TIBIA, FALL, ROOF PANEL, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123285611			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers

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