Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1381215.015 - Merit Contractors, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1381215.015

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 02/27/2019

Site Address:
Merit Contractors, Llc
691 Locust Drive
Fontana, WI 53125

Mailing Address:
355 North Avenue, Antioch, IL 60002

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236117/New Housing Operative Builders

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/27/2019

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 09/12/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1429202	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$10,210	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,210
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$7,147	$0	$7,147
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	19260020 B02	04/12/2019	04/22/2019	$7,147	$10,210	$0	05/06/2019	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 115125.015

Event: 02/22/2019

Two employees are injured when stairs collapse

At 12:30 p.m. on February 22, 2019, Employee #1, the carpentry foreman, and Employee #2, the project superintendent, employed by a construction company, were conducting a walk-through of a new two-story residential structure to evaluate progress on the interior construction work. They were descending a set of temporary stairs from the upper level to the first floor when the stairs collapsed. Both employees fell, a fall height of approximately 15 feet, and struck the basement surface. Emergency services transported the employees to the hospital. Employee #1 was admitted for treatment of traumatic head injuries, including a concussion and facial nerve damage. Employee #2 was treated for a fractured wrist and released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Concussion, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Inspecting, Nerve damage, Residential Construction, Stair, Structural Collapse, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1381215.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction/Building Inspector
2	1381215.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction/Building Inspector

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