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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2797355 - Rapid Industries Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance
Site Address:
Rapid Industries Inc.
General Electric Building #4
Appliance Park, KY 40225
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 19259, Louisville, KY 40219
Union Status: Union
SIC:1796
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/08/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/06/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360107254 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100 | $0 | $100 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100 | $0 | $100 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 2018007 | 12/19/1986 | 12/22/1986 | $100 | $100 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At 1:30 p.m. on Friday, November 14, 1986, Employee #1 was on a 12 ft heavy-duty fiberglass stepladder (manufactured by the Louisville Ladder Company), clamping a 4-in. by 1-in. by 10-ft channel beam before welding it. The beam was 15.5 ft above the floor, and Employee #1 was 9.5 ft up the ladder, handling a clamp, a reinforcement clip, a level, and the end of the beam. The ladder was positioned under a fixed beam where a 90-degree joint was to be made; its steps were parallel to the beam. Employee #1 was handling the channel beam from the left side of the ladder, while its opposite end rested on fixed equipment. While positioning the beam, Employee #1 inadvertently pulled its resting end off the stationary surface, unbalancing the load above and to the side of the ladder. Gravity caused the ladder to tip to the right, away from the beam. Employee #1 fell to the left between the base of the ladder and the vertical plane beneath an overhead conveyor. He was injured and died the next day. The ladder had been borrowed on the job site; normally, 8-ft wooden ladders and other equipment, such as a forklift basket or scaffold, were used.
Keywords: STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2797355 | Fatality | Concussion | Millwrights |