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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300621166 - Wildman & Bernhardt Construction, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office
Site Address:
Wildman & Bernhardt Construction, Inc.
148-150 Reade Street
New York, NY 10013
Mailing Address:
71 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
Union Status: Union
SIC:1521
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/03/1999
Emphasis: L:Fall, L:Gutreh, S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 10/31/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100850601 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $10,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,200 |
| Current Penalty | $5,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,100 |
| 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 | Serious | 19260501 B01 | 10/25/1999 | 10/29/1999 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $0 | 11/09/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260850 A | 10/25/1999 | 10/29/1999 | $2,100 | $4,200 | $0 | 11/09/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260850 K | 10/25/1999 | 10/29/1999 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $0 | 11/09/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19040002 A | 10/25/1999 | 11/04/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/09/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a foreman, was engaged in demolishing a two-story brick building. He was using an acetylene torch to burn through a steel beam that was approximately 10 ft above the second-floor level. One end of it was supported by a pocket in the brick wall. The other end was supported by a steel column, to which it was secured by two bolts installed vertically into a flange on column's top. Employee #1 was sitting on the beam near the column end, burning transversely through it. When the beam was burned through, the burned end of the long part fell to the floor joists while the other end remained in the wall pocket. The two bolts could not withstand the moment of the now cantilevered beam section on which Employee #1 was sitting. The bolts and/or the bolt holes failed, and Employee #1 fell, face down, onto the floor joists. The beam section, which weighed approximately 600 lb, fell on top of him. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: ACETYLENE TORCH, DEMOLITION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING, UNSTABLE POSITION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300621166 | Fatality | Other | Supervisors; carpenters and related workers |