Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1270602.015 - Brown Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1270602.015

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 10/16/2017

Site Address:
Brown Construction
2910 Barron Road
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

Mailing Address:
14603 Highway 60, Dexter, MO 63841

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/17/2017

Emphasis: L:Xfallelec

Case Closed: 12/06/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1273071	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,984	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,984
Current Penalty	$2,789	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,789
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	19260502 B03	11/22/2017		$2,789	$3,984	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 99877.015

Event: 10/11/2017

Employee falls and fractures leg when guardrail fails

At 10:00 a.m. on October 11, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was tying steel for a floor pour at a multiemployer construction project, a two-story commercial building. He was working from the second floor when he tripped and grabbed onto the cable for the guardrail system. The steel upright weld in the guardrail system failed, and Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor, a fall height of 16 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple leg fractures.

Keywords: Chain, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Leg, Structural Collapse, Tripped

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1270602.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.

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