Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300052453 - Building Erection Services Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300052453

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 05/27/1998

Site Address:
Building Erection Services Co.
1110 S. 67th Street
Omaha, NE 68106

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 963, Olathe, KS 66051

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/07/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/17/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361803216

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$2,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,750
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.	01001A	Serious	19261053 B01	08/07/1998	04/15/1999	$2,750	$3,500	$0	08/19/1998	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19261053 B02	08/07/1998	08/25/1998	$0	$0	$0	08/19/1998	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01002	Serious	19261053 B09	08/07/1998	08/25/1998	$3,500	$3,500	$0	08/19/1998	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200050458

Event: 05/27/1998

Employee killed in fall from ladder into elevator pit

Employee #1, an apprentice ironworker, finished welding a clip to a 4 by 4 steel column and then walked across the beam to a ladder. He was descending the ladder when he slipped and fell between 12 and 15 ft into the elevator pit. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LADDER, SLIP, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, INEXPERIENCE, SHAFT, FALL, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300052453			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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