Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305371049 - Mayer Pollock Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305371049

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 09/05/2002

Site Address:
Mayer Pollock Steel Corporation
700 W. Sproul Road
Springfield, PA 19064

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 759, South Keim Street, Pottstown, PA 19464

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/2002

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 11/18/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102020997

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$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	Serious	19260858 D	10/21/2002	10/25/2002	$2,500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19260354 A	10/21/2002	10/25/2002	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202004230

Event: 09/05/2002

Employee killed when struck by falling water tank roof

On September 5, 2002, Employee #1 was on a crew at a water company that was demolishing a 175-ft diameter by 28-ft tall steel water tank. The crew had cut the roof free from the side walls of the tank, leaving one bolt attaching the support beams to the side wall. In the days preceding, the roof plates had been cut into approximately 20-ft long by 6-ft wide sections. The support columns were to be partially cut, leaving approximately 1.25 in. intact on the column. This remaining section was referred to by the crew as a sticker. The columns were then to be attached to a steel cable and pulled out from under the roof by a material handling machine, causing the roof to collapse inside of the tank walls. There were 31 inside support columns holding up the roof, of which approximately 10 had been cut. Employee #1 was inside the tank torching and cutting one of the remaining 21 columns when the roof of the tank collapsed on top of him. Employee #1 was struck in the head by falling steel and was killed.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, HEAD, ROOF, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, WATER TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305371049			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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