Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304487754 - Enviro-Com Construction Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304487754

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 01/09/2002

Site Address:
Enviro-Com Construction Inc.
E. 152nd Street #615
Cleveland, OH 44110

Mailing Address:
23632 Mercantile Rd, Cleveland, OH 44122

Union Status: Union

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/15/2002

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 08/09/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100101989

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	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	19260020 B02	05/10/2002	05/15/2002	$750	$1,500	$0	05/16/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200101269

Event: 01/09/2002

Falling wood trusses kill and injure employees

On January 9, 2002, at CSX Transportation located at 601 E. 152nd Street in Cleveland Ohio, there was an accident that involved Employees #1 and #2. The accident occurred when erected wood trusses that were being set, fell. The trusses fell from the starting point and continued until all of the erected trusses fell, approximately 130 ft. This caused the south wall, made of masonry block, to fall on top of Employee #1, the site-superintendent, killing him. Employee #2, a carpenter, fell from the trusses and sustained an abrasion.

Keywords: WOOD ERECTION, BLOCKS, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304487754			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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