Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301994570 - Pitch Perfect Framing

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301994570

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 04/14/1999

Site Address:
Pitch Perfect Framing
Lot #12 Lonesome Dr
Mandeville, LA 70458

Mailing Address:
629 Sixth Street, Pearl River, LA 70452

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/1999

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 12/28/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100551043

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$2,100	$0	$4,200
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$2,400
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19260503 A01	10/01/1999	10/28/1999	$1,400	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260503 A02	10/01/1999	10/28/1999	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19040008	10/01/1999	10/28/1999	$1,000	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200550903

Event: 04/13/1999

Employee killed in fall from beam

Employee #1, a framer, was setting floor joists while standing on the 10 ft high top cap of the first floor wall. A nearby coworker saw him step on a 2 by 12 beam (used as a floor joist), which then slipped off the edge of the top plate. Employee #1 lost his footing and fell inside the house. He knocked against a 2 by 4 cross-brace, which helped to break his fall, before striking the concrete floor with his head and upper torso. Employee #1 was killed. During subsequent investigations, the employer was asked if there was a safer way to perform the job. He indicated that there was a ladder nearby, and that when workers were on the top of the second floor, they used an extension ladder. The employer did not have any fall protection, fall arrest equipment, or scaffolds available at the site.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, LOST BALANCE, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301994570			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters

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