Inspection Detail

Inspection: 127375145 - B.T. Electric, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 127375145

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 02/13/1997

Site Address:
B.T. Electric, Inc.
102 42nd Street
Ocean City, MD 21842

Mailing Address:
Route 2, Box 30c, Delmar, DE 19940

Union Status: Union

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/07/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360621049

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,761	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,761
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	04/14/1997	04/17/1997	$250	$587	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19260056 A	04/14/1997	04/17/1997	$0	$587	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	03001	Serious	19260501 A02	04/14/1997	04/17/1997	$250	$587	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200960763

Event: 02/13/1997

Employee injured in fall through suspended ceiling

Employee #1, who worked for a company that performed HVAC control wiring, accompanied his foreman into a house under construction to check a wiring chase and plan a job. The foreman incorrectly presumed that Employee #1 was familiar with the work area. The two men accessed the work area by way of what would eventually be a stairwell, but which at the time was only a hole cut in the wall near the balcony on the second floor main hallway. The foreman entered first. Employee #1 watched him step down into the opening, turn left, and then move out of sight. Employee #1 followed, but when he stepped into the opening he found that the area was unlit, and that he could see neither what was in front of him nor where the foreman had gone. He listened, heard the foreman to his left, and then put one foot out to find something to stand on before he moved. Employee #1 felt what he thought was the concrete slab above the second floor hallway, took a step, and fell 10 ft through a suspended ceiling to the floor. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: SUSPENDED CEILING, CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LIGHTING, FALL, COMMUNICATION, WORK SURFACE, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127375145			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electricians' apprentices

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