Inspection Detail

Inspection: 127367944 - Pdi-Sheetz Construction Corportion

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 127367944

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 02/27/1996

Site Address:
Pdi-Sheetz Construction Corportion
Bridge #3260, Sulphur Spring Road
Baltimore, MD 21227

Mailing Address:
829 Central Avenue, Linthicum, MD 21090

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/14/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361542293
Inspection	3027828

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$4,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,300
Current Penalty	$1,850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,850
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	19260451 I04	04/18/1996	04/23/1996	$650	$1,650	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260451 I08	04/18/1996	04/23/1996	$1,200	$2,650	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170826077

Event: 02/27/1996

Employee fractures ankle in fall from scaffold

Employee #1 was welding sole plates under a bridge from on a Werner two point suspended aluminum scaffold, model #3232, welding sole plates under a bridge when a cable suspending the scaffold broke. The scaffold was approximately 12 ft above the concrete and measured 32 ft long by 28 in. wide. Employee #1 fell, fracturing his left ankle. The cable had been previously damaged by extreme heat, possibly from a welding torch. Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection, but was wearing the proper ppe for welding.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127367944			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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