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Inspection: 14755565 - Greater Midwest Ironworks Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 14755565
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 04/02/1984

Site Address:
Greater Midwest Ironworks Inc
Meridian Mark Ii 11611 N Meridian
Carmel, IN 46032

Mailing Address:
Po Box 25, Clear Creek, IN 47246

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/12/1985

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360581052
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 6 1 7
Current Violations 6 1 7
Initial Penalty $2,700 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,700
Current Penalty $1,350 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,350
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. 01001A Serious 19260451 A02 05/17/1984 05/29/1984 $500 $1,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01001B Serious 19260451 A04 05/17/1984 05/29/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01001C Serious 19260451 A07 05/17/1984 05/29/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01002 Serious 19260451 A08 05/17/1984 05/29/1984 $250 $500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01003 Serious 19260550 A06 05/17/1984 05/29/1984 $150 $300 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01004 Serious 19260550 A09 05/17/1984 05/22/1984 $150 $300 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 01005 Serious 19260550 B02 05/17/1984 05/22/1984 $150 $300 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 01006 Serious 19260750 B01 III 05/17/1984 05/22/1984 $150 $300 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
9. 02001 Other 19260021 B02 05/17/1984 05/29/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14464804
Event: 03/28/1984
SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED, THROWING EMPLOYEE TO THE GROUND

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 A.M., ON MARCH 28, 1984 AN EMPLOYEE FELL FROM THE FIFTH FLOOR LEVEL OF AN EIGHT STORY PRECAST TYPE STRUCTURE. THREE EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A 24 INCH BY 24 INCH 40 FOOT LONG PRECAST COLUMN, WEIGHING ABOUT 36,000 POUNDS, WHICH WAS BEING HOISTED INTO PLACE BY A CRANE. AN OUTRIGGER TYPE SCAFFOLD WAS BEING USED BY THE EMPLOYEES WHICH ENABLED THEM TO WORK OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CONNECTIONS FOR THE COLUMN. THE 3/4 INCH DIAMETER, 36 INCH LONG, ALL-THREAD ATTACHMENT BOLT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCAFFOLD AND THE COLUMN. THE SCAFFOLD, WITH THE EMPLOYEE, THEN FELL 58 FEET FROM THE 5TH FLOOR LEVEL TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED ON APRIL 2, 1984.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, COLLAPSE, PRECAST, BOLT, FALL, CONCRETE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 14755565 Fatality Concussion Structural metal workers
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