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Inspection: 1495724.015 - Preload, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge
Site Address:
Preload, Llc
4300 Alma Lane
Lake Charles, LA 70605
Mailing Address:
4000 Tower Road, Louisville, KY 40219
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/31/2021
Emphasis:
Close Case:09/02/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1668595 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $73,728 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $73,728 |
| Current Penalty | $24,576 | $0 | $0 | $12,288 | $0 | $36,864 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260451 F03 | 03/31/2021 | 04/26/2021 | $12,288 | $12,288 | $0 | 04/27/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260454 B02 | 03/31/2021 | 04/26/2021 | $0 | $12,288 | $0 | 04/27/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01002 | Other | 19260452 W02 | 03/31/2021 | 04/26/2021 | $12,288 | $12,288 | $0 | 04/27/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01003A | Serious | 19260452 W05 | 03/31/2021 | 04/26/2021 | $12,288 | $12,288 | $0 | 04/27/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01003B | Serious | 19260452 W06 I | 03/31/2021 | 04/26/2021 | $0 | $12,288 | $0 | 04/27/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 01005 | Serious | 19260452 W06 II | 03/31/2021 | 04/26/2021 | $12,288 | $12,288 | $0 | 04/27/2021 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 8:00 a.m. on October 5, 2020, Employee #1 and four coworkers including a fore man, employed by a construction company specializing in concrete tanks, were pai nting interior joints of a two million gallon water storage tank. They were wor king from a scaffold mounted on an employer-fabricated rolling base. As the cow orkers attempted to move the scaffold, one of the scaffold wheels slipped into a 9-inch deep hole in the concrete floor. The scaffold tipped over. Employee #1 fell 30 feet to the concrete surface, sustained blunt force traumatic injuries, and was killed. His four coworkers fell from lower levels of the scaffold. Th e coworkers received treatment for their injuries, but none required hospitaliza tion.
Keywords:blunt force trauma, concrete, construction, equipment failure, fall, fall protection, floor hole, mobile scaffold, paint, painter, scaffold, scaffold collapse, storage tank, tower, water tank, wheel
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1495724.015 | Fatality | Painters, construction and maintenance |