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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1530160.015 - Tobyhanna Army Depot

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1530160.015
Report ID: 0317700
Date Opened: 05/11/2021

Site Address:
Tobyhanna Army Depot
11 Hap Arnold Blvd
Tobyhanna, PA 18466

Mailing Address:
11 Hap Arnold Blvd, Tobyhanna, PA 18466

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 928110/National Security

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:  

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/11/2021

Emphasis: N:Fedtarg

Case Closed: 08/05/2021

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 1766265 Yes
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
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. 01001A Serious 19100028 B01 I 06/29/2021 07/12/2021 $0 $0 $0 Z - Issued  
2. 01001B Serious 19100132 D01 06/29/2021 07/12/2021 $0 $0 $0 Z - Issued  
3. 01002 Serious 19600059 A 06/29/2021 07/26/2021 $0 $0 $0 Z - Issued  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135513.015
Event: 05/10/2021
Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall while repairing

At 10:15 a.m. on May 10, 2021, an employee working as an HVAC technician for a military depot was working on an HVAC unit on the top of a ceiling. The employee fell through the metal trusses in the drop ceiling approximately 11 feet striking the floor and chairs below. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe back pain and was having difficulty breathing.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Breathing, Ceiling, Chair, Chest, Chest pain, Concrete Floor, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Fracture, HVAC, Head, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof, Service Technician, Shortness of breath, Sprain, Suspended Ceiling, Technician, Truss, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1530160.015 25 M Hospitalized injury Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics
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