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Inspection: 1630995 - Rumsey'S Steeplejacks
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office
Site Address:
Rumsey'S Steeplejacks
Chemical Products Corp Industrial Blvd
Cartersville, GA 30120
Mailing Address:
1103 Piedmont Rd, Marietta, GA 30066
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/11/1984
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/16/2016
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360564868 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $480 | $0 | $0 | $240 | $0 | $720 |
| Current Penalty | $400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $400 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 07/31/1984 | 08/02/1984 | $400 | $480 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260451 K08 | 07/31/1984 | 08/20/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19040008 | 07/31/1984 | 08/03/1984 | $0 | $240 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was sandblasting a smokestack from a single point suspension scaffold. The rigging in this manufactured unity used wire rope clips and shackles. Employee #1 had descended from 60 to 48 ft above ground level when he contacted a metal flange on the stack, causing a momentary slack in the suspension wire rope. The basket came free, exerting a shock load on the suspension rigging. A section of the rigging failed at a wire rope-clipped fastening, the wire rope pulled out of two clips, and the scaffold fell to the ground. Employee #1 struck his head on the building structure and was killed.
Keywords: HEAD, WIRE ROPE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, SUSPENSION STRAND, SANDBLASTING, SCAFFOLD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1630995 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |