Inspection Detail
Inspection: 14613483 - Etter & Son Construction Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)
Site Address:
Etter & Son Construction Inc
2300 N Camino Pio Decimo
Tucson, AZ 85715
Mailing Address:
3260 N Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1751
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Planned
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/06/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/06/1987
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Initial Penalty | $800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
Current Penalty | $350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 08/23/1985 | 09/09/1985 | $300 | $300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260100 A | 08/23/1985 | 08/26/1985 | $100 | $250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260602 C01 VI | 08/23/1985 | 08/26/1985 | $250 | $250 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 02001 | Other | 19260602 C01 VI | 08/23/1985 | 08/26/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
A POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK (GRADALL MODEL 534B8) WAS BEING USED TO PLACE MATERIAL ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THE INDUSTRIAL TRUCK COULD ONLY GET THE CARGO TO WITHIN EIGHT FEET OF THE EDGE OF THE SECOND FLOOR BECAUSE SOME OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS HAD BEEN STORED NEXT TO THE STRUCTURE. THE EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN LAYING PIECES OF 2 BY 6 LUMBER BETWEEN THE TRUCK FORKS AND THE EDGE OF THE SECOND FLOOR, THEN DRAGGING THE LOAD BACK ACROSS THE BOARDS TO THE SECOND FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOCATED UNDER THE 2 BY 6 PIECES WHEN, BECAUSE OF THE UNLOADING ACTIVITY, ONE OF THE 2 BY 6 PIECES (20 FEET LONG), FELL FROM IT'S POSITION AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD. THE BLOW KNOCKED HIM BACKWARDS, BENDING HIM OVER A 2 X 4 WHICH WAS LEANING AGAINST THE WALL. HE SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE TO HIS NECK AND SPINE AND IS NOW PARALYZED FROM THE NECK DOWN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO IMPROPER METHODS OF MATERIALS HANDLING.
Keywords: HEAD, PARALYSIS, SPINE, CONSTRUCTION, LUMBER, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 14613483 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors; carpenters and related workers |