Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14859862 - Elion Concrete Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 14859862

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 11/08/1984

Site Address:
Elion Concrete Inc
213 International Circle
Cockeysville, MD 21030

Mailing Address:
600 Reisterstown Road Po Box 15045, Balto, MD 21208

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/27/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/02/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360623698

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	19260021 B02	03/07/1985	03/10/1985	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14200018

Event: 09/24/1984

FALL FROM WALL PANEL

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO NAIL A BULK HEAD TO A WALL PANEL. THIS IS A PRE-FORMED PANEL WHICH IS PART OF THE 2ND STORY WALL (ELEVATOR SHAFT WALL). EMPLOYEE #1 FREE CLIMBED OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE WALL PANEL. THERE WAS NO WORK PLATFORM TO STAND ON. HE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD. HE HAD CONNECTED HIS LANYARD TO A SPUD WRENCH WHICH HE HAD PLACED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE PANEL WALL. AFTER NAILING A SECTION OF THE BULK HEAD, HE STARTED TO MOVE TO ANOTHER SIDE OF THE PANEL. WHILE DOING THIS HIS SPUD WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OR THE LANYARD SLIPED OUT. HE FELL APPROX. 24' INTO AN ELEVATOR PIT. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN RIB AND A BROKEN VERTABRA.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SAFETY BELT, LANYARD, RIB, FALL, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14859862			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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