Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18834085 - Baltimore Mobile Power Wash, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 18834085

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 04/14/1987

Site Address:
Baltimore Mobile Power Wash, Inc.
9050 Red Branch Road
Ellicott City, MD 21045

Mailing Address:
4630 Ridge Road, Baltimore, MD 21236

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/20/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/23/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360752695

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$340	$0	$0	$0	$0	$340
Current Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
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	19100029 A 3 I	05/12/1987	05/15/1987	$100	$340	$0	06/03/1987	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14194450

Event: 04/09/1987

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE FELL PERSONNEL LIFT PLATFORM

AT 10:15 AM ON APRIL 9, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A STEAM CLEANER/FOREMAN FOR BALTIMORE MOBILE POWER WASH, INC., POSITIONED ON THE WORK PLATFORM OF A "GENIE" PERSONNEL LIFT, MODEL PLC-24, 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE WAS STEAM CLEANING THE WALL OF A BUILDING. THE LIFT IS EQUIPPED WITH 58 INCH LONG OUTRIGGERS WHICH ARE INSTALLED AT THE BASE OF LIFT. EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THAT THE USE OF ONLY ONE OUTRIGGER WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO STABILIZE THE WORK PLATFORM. THE LIFT FELL OVER WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON THE PLATFORM. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18834085			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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