Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303808794 - G.F.M. General Contracting Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303808794

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 11/26/2001

Site Address:
G.F.M. General Contracting Corporation
400 Hemenway Street
Marlborough, MA 01752

Mailing Address:
11 B Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/26/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/31/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200775310

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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.	01001A	Serious	19260451 A06	04/25/2002	04/30/2002	$1,500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260451 C02	04/25/2002	04/30/2002	$0	$1,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200771376

Event: 11/26/2001

Employees injured in failure of overloaded scaffold

On November 26, 2001, Employees #1 and #2 were dismantling a 6-ft-4-in.-high tubular-welded scaffold. They overloaded the scaffold, and it tipped over. They were hospitalized with injuries.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, OVERLOADED, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303808794			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	303808794			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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