Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1520051.015 - Estep And Hessburg Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Orlando Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 1:15 p.m. on March 8, 2021, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a residential roofing contractor, were installing membrane on the floors of a new apartment complex unit. At 8:00 a.m., Employee #1 and the coworker inspected temporary scaffolding currently installed on the balcony during a walkthrough of the jobsite for stability and intact materials (nails, etc.). Afterwards, both Employee #1 and the coworker then left for lunch. Upon returning, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Employee #1 and the coworker continued working on the balcony, but without rechecking the condition of the temporary guardrail's, e.g., planking, materials (nails, etc.). At this time, other trades also worked at the jobsite and could have disturbed the temporary guardrail system in use to protect workers from falls to lower levels. As Employee #1 leaned down toward his knees, he placed his right hand on a temporary (2X4) guard rail, and the bottom rail suddenly gave way causing Employee #1 to fall approximately, 12 feet to the ground. He was then transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for broken ribs.

Keywords: Balcony, Collapse, Competent Person, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Inspecting, Inspection, Installing, Lost Balance, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Moved, Nail, Planking, Residential Construction, Roofing, Scaffold, Scaffold Collapse, Testing, Unsecured, Unstable Position, Waterproofing, Wood, Wood Scaffold