Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305792152 - Porter Excavating Company

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305792152

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 12/04/2003

Site Address:
Porter Excavating Company
John Holzman Road Extension
Cairo, NY 12413

Mailing Address:
Po Box 975 Cr-412, Westerlo, NY 12193

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 238110/Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/2004

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 08/19/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100741081

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	19260701 A	02/02/2004	02/05/2004	$1,500	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200741510

Event: 12/03/2003

Employee is killed in collapse of foundation column

Employees were stripping RapidForm panels from a residential foundation that had been poured the previous day. An employee were leaning the panels against the foundation wall. This included one free-standing column that was 3 feet by 8 feet by 10 inches. The column was unable to support the lateral load and collapsed. It struck Employee #1 who was removing a form panel from the back-side of the column. He died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, OVERLOADED, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305792152			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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