Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18029710 - The Green Lumber Company

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18029710

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 03/16/1989

Site Address:
The Green Lumber Company
Gardiner Shopping Center, Beacon At Sawmill Road
Laurel, MS 39440

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 3020, Laurel, MS 39442

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/03/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360375893

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
Current Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
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	5A0001	06/02/1989	06/07/1989	$200	$280	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14527840

Event: 03/11/1989

Employee killed in fall through thermal roof insulation

A crew of five employees was installing 6 ft wide sheets of insulation across the tops of purlins, followed by 20 in. wide by 28 to 32 ft long metal roof panels that locked together to form a standing seam between the panels. They were working at heights between 12 1/2 ft and 15 1/2 ft above a sandy clay foundation fill material. Employee #1 fell through the insulation while helping fellow employees move the second sheet of insulation onto the purlins. He was killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, THERMAL INSULATION, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18029710			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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