Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1431986.015 - Morton Buildings, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1431986.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 09/19/2019

Site Address:
Morton Buildings, Inc.
170 Drummond Place
Jasper, AL 35501

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 399 Attn: Mr. Kevin Young, Morton, IL 61550

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236210/Industrial Building Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/19/2019

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 04/17/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1498626	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$8,096	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,096
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	5A0001	03/06/2020	04/01/2020	$8,096	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119981.015

Event: 09/11/2019

Two employees fall from truss, one employee incurs multiple

At 3:15 p.m. on September 11, 2019, two employees were preparing to install purlins on the roof trusses of a building. Employee #1 entered a Genie lift Model GS 4069 RT and attached his Guardian Diablo retractable to his Guardian harness and anchored himself to the lift. The employer elevated Employee #1 approximately 17 feet to gain access to the roof truss. Employee #1 attached a sling around the top cord of the north end of the truss. Employee #1 detached his retractable from the lift and attached it to the anchor point on the truss. Employee #1 opened the access door and stepped onto the truss. Employee #2 used an extension ladder to access the second truss adjacent to Employee #1. Employee #2 attached a sling to the truss, then attached his lanyard to his Guardian harness, and then attached the lanyard to the Guardian Diablo retractable, and anchor sling. The employees prepared to receive the first purlin from the employer, when the truss that they were standing on and anchored to collapsed. Both employees fell from the truss. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat vertebrae fractures, bilateral pelvic fractures, sacral fractures, and right-hand fractures to the fourth and fifth digits. Employee #2 was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Collapse, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Installing, Pelvis, Roof, Truss, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1431986.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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