Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18856831 - L R Willson & Sons, Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 18856831

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 09/09/1986

Site Address:
L R Willson & Sons, Inc
835 Bristol Court
Jessup, MD 20794

Mailing Address:
773 Annapolis Road, P O Box 227, Gambrills, MD 21054

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/26/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/03/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360748446

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$880	$0	$0	$880
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Repeat	19260028 A	11/13/1986	11/16/1986	$880	$880	$0	12/03/1986	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14296784

Event: 08/13/1986

FLOOR JOISTS COLLAPSED; EMPLOYEE FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR

EMPLOYEE #1 AND A CO-WORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS ONTO STRUT JOISTS. THE SHOE OF THE JOIST THE CO-WORKER HAD HIS FOOT ON APPARENTLY BROKE. THE OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST FELL 22 FT TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. WHEN THE JOIST FELL, EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO SIT ON THE OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST NEXT TO THE ONE THAT FELL. THIS JOIST AND THE JOIST NEXT TO IT ALSO FELL, TAKING EMPLOYEE #1 WITH IT, BECAUSE A LOAD OF BRIDGING, WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE 3 OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS, SHIFTED AND KICKED THE 3 JOISTS OUT OF PLACE. NONE OF THE OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS HAD BEEN SECURED TO THE STRUT JOISTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIED OFF WITH A SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD.

Keywords: JOIST, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18856831			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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