Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1475144.015 - Albany Medical Center

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1475144.015

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 05/14/2020

Site Address:
Albany Medical Center
16 Saint James Place
Albany, NY 12208

Mailing Address:
43 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 622110/General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/25/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1589480	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$7,711	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,711
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$4,627	$0	$4,627
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100028 B03 I	07/14/2020	07/20/2020	$4,627	$7,711	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126136.015

Event: 05/13/2020

Employee breaks leg in fall from ladder through skylight

At 2:30 p.m. on May 13, 2020, an employee working as an HVAC technician for a hospital entered the roof to conduct HVAC maintenance. While climbing a fixed ladder, the employee was carrying filters in one hand and not maintaining three points of contact with the ladder. The employee fell through a skylight and continued to fall approximately 20 feet impacting the floor below. The employee broke his left leg (tibia and fibula) and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, HVAC, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Leg, Maintenance, Material Handling, Repair, Roof, Skylight, Tibia

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475144.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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