Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1341926.015 - Pennsylvania Steel Erectors

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1341926.015

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 08/28/2018

Site Address:
Pennsylvania Steel Erectors
1441 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Mailing Address:
3275 Penn Street, Hatfield, PA 19440

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/2018

Emphasis: L:Focus4

Case Closed: 06/05/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Referral	1375369	Yes
Inspection	1345709	Yes
Inspection	1345976	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$18,564	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,564
Current Penalty	$6,962	$0	$0	$6,962	$0	$13,923
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	Other	19260451 F07	02/22/2019	03/13/2019	$6,962	$9,282	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260454 B	02/22/2019	03/13/2019	$6,962	$9,282	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 108613.015

Event: 08/24/2018

Employee incurs multiple injuries when crushed between sciss

At 11:50 a.m. on August 24, 2018, Employee #1 was welding lintels in the ceiling, while standing in a scissor lift, with the platform extended into the path of personnel hoist. The Scissor lift Platform was inadvertently, struck from (below) by a moving personnel hoist car and as a result, Employee #1 was then crushed between the (upper) scissor's lift guardrail and the ceiling. Employee #1 then sustained a broken arm and wrist, collapsed lung, blood clot in his lungs, and kidney damage. Afterwards, he was transported to the hospital and released after approximately two days.

Keywords: Arm, Blood Clot, Ceiling, Collapsed lung, Crushed, Guardrail, Hoist, Kidney, Lung, Personnel Cage, Platform, Scissor lift, Stand-Up Operator, Struck By, Welding, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1341926.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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