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Inspection: 303496780 - Juan Chacon, T/A Juan Chacon Framing

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 303496780

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 06/30/2000

Site Address:
Juan Chacon, T/A Juan Chacon Framing
8712 Belairwood Road
Baltimore, MD 21236

Mailing Address:
24 Compression Court, Baltimore, MD 21220

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS:

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed:

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100966894

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,200
Current Penalty	$3,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,200
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	19260501 B04 I	08/01/2000	08/04/2000	$3,200	$3,200	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19260503 B01	08/01/2000	08/06/2000	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200966224

Event: 06/28/2000

Employee injured in fall through floor opening, later dies

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on June 28, 2000, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working on the third floor of a new apartment unit in Perry Hall, MD. Employee #1 was removing a crippler from a window opening in an 8 ft tall by 50 ft long section of wall that was lying over an unguarded 9 ft by 9 ft stairwell. He apparently had one foot on the window sill section of the opening and the other on the side of the opening. When the crippler came loose, Employee #1 lost his balance, which caused most or all of his weight to lean on the section of window sill. The section failed and he fell 18 ft through the unguarded stairwell opening, striking the cement floor head first. Employee #1 suffered massive head injuries and was flown to the shock trauma unit. He regained consciousness but remained at the shock trauma unit, where he died on July 2, 2000. None of the coworkers in the area of the exposed stairwell opening was wearing a personal fall arrest system.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303496780			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters

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