Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304294283 - The Currens Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance

Inspection Nr: 304294283

Report ID: 0452110

Date Opened: 06/18/2002

Site Address:
The Currens Company, Inc.
8282 Hopkinsville Road
Mortons Gap, KY 42440

Mailing Address:
P O Box 653, Harrodsburg, KY 40330

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 236210/Industrial Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/25/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/15/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101866077

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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.	01001	Serious	19260451 F03	10/14/2002	10/21/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201856291

Event: 06/18/2002

Two employees are killed in fall when scaffold cable broke

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on June 18, 2002, Employees #1 and #2 were working from a suspended work platform inside an empty 200,000-gallon-capacity water tank. They were parching the side walls of the tank in preparation for the application of an intermediate protective layer when a suspension cable on the scaffold broke. Employees #1 and #2 fell 27 ft to the bottom of the water tank and were killed.

Keywords: BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, PAINTER, WATER TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304294283			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	304294283			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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