Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303873426 - Amtech Elevator Services Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303873426

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 01/16/2001

Site Address:
Amtech Elevator Services Inc.
18th And Wood Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130

Mailing Address:
725 Hylton Road, Pennsauken, NJ 08110

Union Status: Union

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/26/2001

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

Case Closed: 04/02/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102020815

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2	1		1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$70,000	$0	$0	$0	$80,000
Current Penalty	$46,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$46,000
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
1.	01001A	Serious	19260451 A01	07/03/2001	08/05/2001	$7,000	$5,000	$0	08/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260451 B01 I	07/03/2001	08/05/2001	$5,000	$0	$0	08/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19260451 B04	07/03/2001	08/05/2001	$5,000	$0	$0	08/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01001D	Serious	19260451 F03	07/03/2001	07/06/2001	$5,000	$0	$0	08/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01002A	Serious	19260451 B03	07/03/2001	08/05/2001	$7,000	$5,000	$0	08/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01002B	Serious	19260451 F15	07/03/2001	08/05/2001	$5,000	$0	$0	08/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01002C	Serious	19260454 A	07/03/2001	08/30/2001	$5,000	$0	$0	08/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement
8.	02001	Serious	19260451 G01 VII	07/03/2001	08/05/2001	$7,000	$70,000	$0	08/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement
9.	03001	Other	19260552 A01	07/03/2001	08/05/2001	$0	$0	$0	08/30/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202004008

Event: 01/15/2001

One employee died, second injured in platform collapse

Two employees where working from a wooden platform that was erected in an elevator shaft. The employees were installing brackets for the guide rails for a traction elevator. A 4-inch by 6-inch board broke, causing the platform to collapse, and the two employees fell 39-feet to the pit below. One employee died from a head fracture he suffered in the fall.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLAPSE, RAIL, ELEVATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303873426			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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