Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1434795.015 - W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1434795.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 10/01/2019

Site Address:
W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company
First Quality Mfg. 904 Woods Ave.
Lock Haven, PA 17745

Mailing Address:
1 Gulley Avenue, Philadelphia, MS 39350

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/01/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1503973

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19261203 C	03/26/2020	05/12/2020	$0	$13,494	$0	04/08/2020	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120330.015

Event: 09/30/2019

Employee dies after welding in tank

At 04:30 p.m. on September 30, 2019, Employee #1 was welding, to install piping for HVAC and other equipment, within a tank located inside a manufacturing plant. Afterwards, Employee #1 was found unresponsive and hanging from his personal fall arrest system (PFAS) in the tank. Employee #1 died as a result of an unspecified cause but, an autopsy report is awaited by the employer.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Confined Space, Fall Protection, HVAC, Inhalation, Installing, PPE, Respirator, Respiratory, Tank, Unresponsive, Welding, Welding Cable, Welding Electrode

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434795.015	39	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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