Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304681224 - Gramercy Group, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304681224

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 02/13/2003

Site Address:
Gramercy Group, Inc.
2554 Hempstead Turnpike
East Meadow, NY 11590

Mailing Address:
100 Grand St., Westbury, NY 11590

Union Status: Union

SIC:1795

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/06/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 09/23/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100150929
Referral	200154755	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$2,500
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	Other	19260850 A	05/14/2003	06/10/2003	$2,500	$2,500	$0	06/03/2003	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200150753

Event: 02/13/2003

Employee Killed When Ceiling Collapsed

Employee #1 was the foreman of a crew demolishing the interior of a movie theater. Employee #1 was struck by the suspended sheetrock ceiling when it collapsed. Employee #1 sustained blunt impact injuries to his abdomen and died. Employee #1 crawled out from beneath the sheetrock ceiling indicating that he was not crushed by it. No one witnessed the accident and it is not clear how Employee #1 sustained his injury. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, DEMOLITION, SUSPENDED CEILING, COLLAPSE, CEILING, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304681224			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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