Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300596830 - Kay Mechanical Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 300596830

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 11/12/1997

Site Address:
Kay Mechanical Inc
100-19 23rd Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11369

Mailing Address:
47 West Nicholai Street, Hicksville, NY 11802

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/02/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/06/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360393128

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	19260404 F06	02/19/1998	02/24/1998	$500	$1,000	$0	03/03/1998	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19261060 A	02/19/1998	03/05/1998	$0	$1,000	$0	03/03/1998	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170017495

Event: 11/11/1997

Employee dies after fall from ladder

On November 10, 1997, Employee #1 was on a 10 ft wooden A-frame ladder using a double-insulated Bosch demolition hammer to make a 5 in. diameter hole in the upper portion of a wall prior to installing some plumbing pipes. Employee #1 fell from the ladder and struck his head on the concrete floor. He suffered a fractured skull and he was pronounced dead the next day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300596830			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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