Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14974182 - Gas Fired Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 14974182

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 11/02/1984

Site Address:
Gas Fired Products Inc
Sr 1237
Goldsboro, NC 27530

Mailing Address:
Rt 5 Box 856, Goldsboro, NC 27530

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3523

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/05/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/20/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360610257

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19100132 A	12/12/1984	12/15/1984	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14251938

Event: 10/30/1984

FALL FROM LEADING EDGE OF PLYWOOD CEILING

ON OCTOBER 30, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CONSTRUCTING A BULK TOBACCO CURING BARN, 9'6" WIDE BY 40' LONG BY 8'8" HIGH. HE HAD UNLOADED ONE PIECE OF 3/8" BY 4' BY 10' PLYWOOD WHILE STANDING ON THE NAILED CEILING OF A 5' BY 9' FURNACE ROOM AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING A PIECE OF PLYWOOD ON 2" BY 4" TRUSSES, 48" ON CENTER, EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLIPPED OFF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PLYWOOD. HE FELL EIGHT FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSPORTED TO WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND EAST CAROLINA MEDICAL CENTER BY AMBULANCE. HE SUFFERED A CRACKED COLLARBONE, A BRUISED LUNG AND A BLOOD CLOT ON THE BRAIN. HE WAS PLACED IN A RESPIRATOR UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 1984. HE WAS THEN TAKEN OFF THE RESPIRATOR AND PRONOUNCED DEAD.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, LUNG, COLLARBONE, SLIP, FALL, BRAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14974182			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters

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