Inspection Detail

Inspection: 127373777 - Ronkin Construction, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 127373777

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 03/13/1996

Site Address:
Ronkin Construction, Inc.
Md 140 & Malcolm Blvd
Westminster, MD 21157

Mailing Address:
6405 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/18/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 04/16/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361542020

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170831903

Event: 03/12/1996

Employee's tibula fractured when thigh struck by pipe

Employee #1 was standing in a 4 ft trench while a 20 ft long 8 in. ductile iron pipe was being lowered to him. The pipe was rigged by a 20 ft long, size 28, grade 80 alloy chain that was hooked to a backhoe bucket. As Employee #1 was guiding the male end of the pipe into the female end of a previously installed pipe, the chain unwound from the pipe, dropping it. Employee #1 pushed the pipe away, but it bounced off the trench wall and struck him on the right thigh, fracturing his right tibula. He was transported to the hospital, treated, and released.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, THIGH, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127373777			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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