Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125426841 - United Masonry, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111

Inspection Nr: 125426841

Report ID: 0355111

Date Opened: 05/25/1994

Site Address:
United Masonry, Inc.
417 N. 11th St.
Richmond, VA 23219

Mailing Address:
5621 Vine St., Alexandria, VA 22310

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/17/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360300289

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$3,675	$0	$0	$550	$0	$4,225
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$325	$0	$1,825
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	510001 A	07/25/1994	07/29/1994	$675	$675	$0	08/01/1994	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260451 D10	07/25/1994	07/29/1994	$1,500	$3,000	$0	08/01/1994	Y - State Decision
3.	02001	Other	19261051 A	07/25/1994	07/29/1994	$225	$450	$0	08/01/1994	Y - State Decision
4.	02002	Other	19260451 A12	11/14/1994	07/29/1994	$100	$100	$0		Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14444848

Event: 05/25/1994

Employee dies of heart attack, then falls from scaffold

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on May 25, 1994, Employee #1 was laying brick on seven-story building from a 21 ft 2 in. high work platform that was installed on a tubular welded frame scaffold. He was working near an unguarded end. A laborer went to the scaffold's south end to get more bricks. When he returned, he saw that Employee #1 had fallen from the scaffold and was lying on the ground. According to the medical examiner, Employee #1 died of a heart attack. The autopsy report indicated that the employee did not suffer any fatal injuries in the fall.

Keywords: HEART, HEART ATTACK, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNGUARDED, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125426841			Fatality	Electric Shock	Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices

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