Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2848281 - Pocahontas Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 2848281

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 08/09/1985

Site Address:
Pocahontas Inc.
7600 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD 21842

Mailing Address:
7600 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5031

NAICS:

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/13/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/05/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360614341

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$670	$0	$0	$0	$0	$670
Current Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
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 D01	09/16/1985	09/16/1985	$200	$310	$0	10/04/1985	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19260450 A01	09/16/1985	09/16/1985	$200	$360	$0	10/04/1985	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14198287

Event: 08/06/1985

EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM AN OPEN SIDED BALCONY

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE UNLOADING GYPSUM BOARD AND CARRYING IT INTO ROOMS IN A BUILDING WHERE IT WAS TO BE USED. A HYDRAULIC POWERED BOOM WITH FORK ATTACHMENT WAS BEING USED TO LIFT STACKS OF DRYWALL FROM THE TRUCK TO A FIRST FLOOR BALCONY. FROM THE BALCONY, TWO EMPLOYEES WOULD REMOVE TWO SHEETS OF DRY WALL PER TRIP FROM THE FORK ATTACHMENT AND CARRY IT INTO THE BUILDING. EACH SHEET OF DRY WALL WAS 5/8 INCH THICK, 4 FEET WIDE, 12 FEET LONG AND WEIGHED 110 POUNDS EACH. THE BALCONY FROM WHERE THEY REMOVED THE DRY WALL FROM THE LIFTING FORKS WAS 6 FEET WIDE, 27 FEET LONG AND 10 FEET, 11 INCHES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THERE WERE NO GUARDRAILS ON THE OPEN SIDE OF THE BALCONY. WIND BLOWING AGAINST THE DRY WALL AS IT WAS BEING CARRIED CAUSED EMPLOYEE #1 TO STEP OFF OF THE UNGUARDED OPEN SIDE OF THE BALCONY AND FALL ONTO A STACK OF LUMBER AT GROUND LEVEL. THE TWO SHEETS OF DRY WALL THEN FELL ON HIM. HE WAS INJURED BUT NOT HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, GUARDRAIL, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2848281			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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