Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17731027 - G & R Electric, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17731027

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 02/13/1989

Site Address:
G & R Electric, Inc.
50 S. Cemetery Road
Sugar City, ID 83448

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1685, Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/15/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/25/1989

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			2		8
Current Violations	6			2		8
Initial Penalty	$2,760	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,760
Current Penalty	$1,880	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,880
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.	01001A	Serious	19260020 B02	05/04/1989	05/17/1989	$140	$280	$0	A - Amendment
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	05/04/1989	05/17/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002A	Serious	19260451 A10	05/04/1989	05/10/1989	$750	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01002B	Serious	19260451 A12	05/04/1989	05/09/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01002C	Serious	19260500 B01	05/04/1989	05/09/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01003	Serious	19260451 D10	05/04/1989	05/09/1989	$750	$1,000	$0	A - Amendment
7.	01004	Serious	19260500 D01	05/04/1989	05/11/1989	$80	$160	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01005	Serious	19260500 D02	05/04/1989	05/09/1989	$80	$160	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01006A	Serious	19260501 B	05/04/1989	05/11/1989	$80	$160	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01006B	Serious	19260501 L	05/04/1989	05/11/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	02001	Other	19260025 A	05/04/1989	05/07/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	02002	Other	19260403 D01	05/04/1989	05/11/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14437644

Event: 02/13/1989

Employees suffer multiple injuries in fall from scaffold

Four employees gathered at one point on a 17 1/2 ft high scaffold. The wire holding the beam that was supporting the scaffold platform broke, causing the portion of the scaffold where the employees were standing to fall. Employees #1, #2, and #3 fell to the floor. Employee #1 suffered shattered heels and a fractured back; Employee #2 was hit in the face by a falling board and suffered a broken cheekbone and nose; Employee #3 suffered fractured ribs. A fourth employee held onto the ceiling framework and was able to swing onto the scaffolding that remained standing. He was not injured.

Keywords: BROKEN CABLE, FALL, STRUCK BY, SCAFFOLD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, NOSE, BACK, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17731027			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales counter clerks
2	17731027			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices

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