Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1666772.015 - Eastern Constructors Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1666772.015

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 04/29/2023

Site Address:
Eastern Constructors Incorporated
Corner Of Interstate 16 And Hwy 208
Ellabell, GA 31308

Mailing Address:
38004 Cornerview Rd, Geismar, LA 70734

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/03/2023

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 04/29/2025

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2025799

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$4,465	$156,259	$0	$0	$0	$160,724
Current Penalty	$20,090	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,090
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	Serious	19260502 D21	10/26/2023		$4,465	$4,465	$0	11/10/2023	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	19260760 D01	10/26/2023	03/31/2025	$15,625	$156,259	$0	11/10/2023	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 155928.015

Event: 04/29/2023

Employee is killed in fall from elevation

At 11:30 a.m. on April 29, 2023, an employee was accessing the top beam of an open-web structural steel frame. The employee was walking along the beam, when he lost balance and fell. The personal fall arrest lanyard was cut by the steel I-beam, and the employee fell 60 feet to the ground. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Beam, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Frame, Lanyard, Lost Balance

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1666772.015	34	M	Fatality		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker

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