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Inspection: 2255974 - Hageman Roofing Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 2255974
Report ID: 0214500
Date Opened: 12/06/1985

Site Address:
Hageman Roofing Co.
Wallace Street
Elmwood Park, NJ 07047

Mailing Address:
16 Industrial Avenue, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0 


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/19/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/22/1986


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360659502
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1 2
Current Violations 1 1 2
Initial Penalty $210 $0 $0 $0 $0 $210
Current Penalty $210 $0 $0 $0 $0 $210
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 19260500 B04 12/23/1985 12/26/1985 $210 $210 $0 -  
2. 02002 Other 19040008 12/23/1985 12/26/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14491435
Event: 11/16/1985
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE FELL THROUGH A SKYLIGHT

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ONE OF NINE EMPLOYEES WHO WERE ENGAGED IN BUILT-UP ROOFING WORK ON A TRUCKING AND RIGGING BUILDING. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON EMPLOYEE #1'S SECOND DAY OF WORK AT THE ESTABLISHMENT. JUST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT EMPLOYEE #1, IN THE COMPANY OF THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES, CLIMBED TO THE 40 FOOT HIGH ROOF. MINUTES LATER A CO-WORKER REPORTED TO THE SUPERVISOR THAT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD FALLEN THROUGH A 4 BY 6 FOOT PVC SKYLIGHT TO THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING (A 40 FOOT FALL). THERE WERE FOUR OTHER SKYLIGHTS OF SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROOF. NONE OF THEM WERE GUARDED OR TAGGED WITH DANGER MARKINGS. FOUR OTHER SKYLIGHTS OF A NEWER TYPE, LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF THE ROOF, WERE TAGGED WITH DANGER MARKINGS. THE BUILDING OWNER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, IN WRITING, ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BY THE ARCHITECT THAT GUARDS WERE REQUIRED AROUND THE SKYLIGHTS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SKYLIGHT, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 2255974 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported
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