Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18831586 - R&R Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18831586

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 10/02/1987

Site Address:
R&R Construction, Inc.
3505 Regency Parkway
Suitland, MD 20747

Mailing Address:
549 Thimble Shoals Court, Annapolis, MD 21401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/04/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/10/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360751895

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 823112

Event: 10/01/1987

2 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HURT WHEN HOUSE COLLAPSED ON THEM

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVELS OF A HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLING BRACINGS ON THE BAY WINDOW AND BRACING THE DOORWAY. THE BUILDING SUDDENLY BEGAN TO COLLAPSE AROUND THEM. EMPLOYEE #1, A CARPENTER FOR 15 YEARS, SUFFERED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND BRUISES WHEN HE WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE FLOORS. EMPLOYEE #2, A CONSTRUCTION WORKER FOR 14 YEARS, SUFFERED A FRACTURED HIP AND FRACTURED LEG AS HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE SAME SQUEEZING ACTION.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, HIP, CONTUSION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18831586			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Carpenters
2	18831586			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices

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