Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17969890 - Jacobson Metal Company

Inspection Information - Office: Norfolk Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17969890

Report ID: 0316300

Date Opened: 03/29/1991

Site Address:
Jacobson Metal Company
4300 Buell Street
Chesapeake, VA 23324

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 7596, Chesapeake, VA 23324

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360654586

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14508758

Event: 03/16/1991

Employee on ship killed in fall over guardrail to deck

Employee #1 was working on a 4 ft stepladder removing asbestos cloth from the overhead of a ship. He had one foot on the ladder and one foot braced against a guardrail behind him. The guardrail was around a stairway opening from which the stairs had been removed. Either the cloth came loose or the guardrail gave way, and the force exerted by the employee pulling on the cloth caused him to fall backwards over the guardrail to the deck. Employee #1 died 10 days later during surgery for injuries sustained during the fall.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, LADDER, SHIP, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17969890			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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