Inspection Detail

Case Status: OPEN

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Inspection: 1381568.015 - Dgs Construction, Llc.

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

Inspection Nr: 1381568.015

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 02/26/2019

Site Address:
Dgs Construction, Llc.
7900 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814

Mailing Address:
3717 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/2019

Emphasis: S:Fall

Case Closed:

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1431469
Inspection	1381565	Yes

Case Status: OPEN

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,150	$0	$0	$1,900	$0	$6,050
Current Penalty	$4,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,150
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	19260502 I03	04/09/2019		$4,150	$4,150	$0	04/15/2019	C - Contested
2.	02001	Other	19260502 I04	04/09/2019		$0	$1,900	$0	04/15/2019	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 114826.015

Event: 02/26/2019

Employee falls through floor hole and receives multiple inju

At 8:15 a.m. on February 26, 2019, an employee cleaned up trash and debris on the eight floor of a new construction building which included sheets of plywood. The employee lifted a piece of plywood used to cover a floor hole and then stepped, unknowingly into the hole. The employee fell approximately twenty feet and landed head first on the sixth floor having fallen through a seventh floor hole. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple skull, neck, spine and collar bone fractures, brain swelling, multiple instances of internal bleeding and large contusions and abrasions to the upper body and abdomen.

Keywords: Abdomen, Brain, Cleaning, Collarbone, Contusion, Cover, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, Laceration, Neck, Plywood, Skull, Spine, Torso

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1381568.015	72	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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