Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1348224.015 - Union Tank Erection Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha Construction Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1348224.015

Report ID: 0552651

Date Opened: 09/26/2018

Site Address:
Union Tank Erection Inc.
20900 West Road
Woodhaven, MI 48183

Mailing Address:
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Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/24/2018

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Fall

Case Closed: 11/05/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1384425	Yes
Inspection	1349427	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,600
Current Penalty	$7,560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,560
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	408.41121(2)	01/04/2019	01/14/2019	$3,780	$6,300	$0	02/28/2019	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260502 D15	01/04/2019	01/14/2019	$3,780	$6,300	$0	02/28/2019	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 110102.015

Event: 09/21/2018

Employee fractures skull, legs in fall inside water tank

At 9:45 a.m. on September 21, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a tank construction company, was removing a fixed ladder inside an existing water storage tank as part of a multiemployer project. He was attaching his fall arrest system to the ladder and using a torch to cut and remove 4-inch iron standoffs from the ladder and then cut off sections of the ladder. As he progressed down the ladder, relocating his fall arrest anchor points, he came upon a section of ladder constructed differently from previous ladders he had worked on. As he cut the standoffs on the upper section of ladder, the ladder hinged backward on the bolts and fell into the tank. Employee #1, tied off to the ladder, fell with it. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he required treatment for a fractured skull, fractures to both legs and both feet, and multiple lacerations.

Keywords: Construction, Demolition, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fixed Ladder, Foot, Fracture, Laceration, Leg, Repair, Skull, Water Tank, Work Platform

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1348224.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Boilermakers

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