Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125332833 - Rolf Coal And Fuel Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 125332833

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 12/05/1996

Site Address:
Rolf Coal And Fuel Corp
(Residence) 702 Pettit
Fort Wayne, IN 46807

Mailing Address:
Attn Michael W. Ladd 1702 S. Fairfield Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/24/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361310238

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$5,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,625
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260020 B02	02/07/1997	02/11/1997	$938	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19261053 B01	02/07/1997	02/12/1997	$1,875	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19261053 B06	02/07/1997	02/12/1997	$1,875	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19261060 B	02/07/1997	02/11/1997	$938	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	02001	Other	19101200 E01	02/07/1997	02/12/1997	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170107064

Event: 12/04/1996

Employee killed in fall with ladder

Employee #1 was descending from an 18 ft high roof to get a proving cone needed to finish installing a chimney flu. When he put his weight on the ladder, the gutter failed at the seam, broke the pop rivets, and caused the ladder to fall. Employee #1 fell, head first, onto a concrete driveway and cracked his third and fourth cervical vertebrae. He was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125332833			Fatality	Fracture	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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