Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17504903 - Rio Properties

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17504903

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 03/06/1986

Site Address:
Rio Properties
183 & Cameron Rd., One Cameron Place
Austin, TX 78754

Mailing Address:
8238 Summerside Dr., Austin, TX 78759

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/11/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900662008	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	03/28/1986	03/30/1986	$640	$640	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260302 E01	03/28/1986	04/06/1986	$60	$60	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	03/28/1986	04/07/1986	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14511604

Event: 03/06/1986

WIND BLEW BUILDING FRAME OVER, INJURING EMPLOYEES

THE EMPLOYEES WERE FRAMING A ONE STORY ROW BUILDING. THE WALLS HAD BEEN FRAMED, THE TRUSSES EMPLACED AND WORK BEGUN ON INSTALLING THE ROOF STRINGERS. THE WALL WHICH BLEW OVER HAD BEEN COVERED WITH SHEET ROCK AND BRACED WITH 15 GUAGE METAL STUDS. THE BRACES WERE ATTACHED TO THE SLAB BY ONE 3/4 INCH BY 9/64 INCH RAMSET FASTENER. A TOTAL OF TEN BRACES WERE FOUND IN THE COLLAPSED BUILDING. THE BRACES WERE SUPPORTING A 178 FOOT LONG SECTION OF WALL. WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH STRUCK THE WALL. THE BRACE CONNECTIONS FAILED AND THE BUILDING COLLAPSED. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, WALL, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, BRACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17504903			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	17504903			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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