Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2824159 - Elion Concrete, Inc.

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

Investigation Summary

On September 23, 1985, Employee #1 was cleaning up after removing shoring and completing re-shoring. The employee was 12 feet from the west wall and 20 feet 3 inches from the south wall. Pieces of re-shoring lumber became loose and fell on Employee#1, resulting in bruises, contusions, and abrasions to the employee's back and neck. The pieces of lumber were the following sizes: 4 inches by 4 inches by 16 feet and 1 inch by 4 inches by 6 feet. The employee had been wearing a hard hat and steel reinforced safety shoes. Coworkers were located approximately 15 and 20 feet away. On the same day, Employee #2 was building shoring by placing 4 inch by 4 inch by 12 foot planks of lumber over stringers for a concrete pour. He stepped on the end of a plank already laid down. The plank moved, and the employee fell 9 feet 8.5 inches to the concrete floor. The employee injured his ribs and sustained abrasions to both arms; bruises on his left side, chest, and back; and contusions to back of his head. Employee #2 had done this type of work before. He had been wearing a hard hat and steel reinforced safety shoes. Casual factors were lack of training and inattention. The employee had been standing approximately 6 feet from a pillar and 36 inches from a ramp. Both employees worked for Elion Concrete, Incorporated.

Keywords: HEAD, TRENCH, PLANK, BACK, ABRASION, FALL, SHORING, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE, CONTUSION