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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 17775248 - Ment Brothers Iron Work Co. Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office
Site Address:
Ment Brothers Iron Work Co. Inc.
429 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10023
Mailing Address:
144-162 Pilling Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207
Union Status: Union
SIC:1791
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/26/1991
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/24/1991
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360380422 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| Current Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 03/15/1991 | 03/28/1991 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260105 A | 03/15/1991 | 04/17/1991 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, an iron worker, was installing overhead protection in an elevator shaft at the eleventh floor of a building under construction in New York City. He was walking on a 9 in. by 2 in. by 13 ft plank in the center of the open span when the plank broke completely. He fell to the third floor of the building where he bounced from an installed protection platform into an adjacent mechanical shaft that was open to the ground floor, where he came to rest. Employee #1 died.
Keywords: INSTALLING, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, ELEVATOR SHAFT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17775248 | Fatality | Concussion | Structural metal workers |