Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302557657 - Benchmark Steel Builders

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302557657

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 05/11/1999

Site Address:
Benchmark Steel Builders
1285 Citizens Parkway
Morrow, GA 30260

Mailing Address:
4008 Scarlet Lane, Kennesaw, GA 30144

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/25/1999

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 08/09/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100200583

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$3,000
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	19260021 B02	06/17/1999	08/04/1999	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19040008 A	06/17/1999	06/29/1999	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200200764

Event: 04/10/1999

Employee killed in fall through insulation on roof

Employee #1 was on a crew installing insulation and corrugated metal roofing on a low-sloped steel frame roof. The crew was laying out the insulation in front of them, then putting 3 ft wide sections of corrugated metal sheets on top of the insulation and securing both the insulation and the metal to the steel roof frame. Employee #1 crawled out onto the insulation and fell 16 ft onto a concrete slab. She suffered head injuries, from which she later died.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302557657			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.