Inspection Detail
Inspection: 306100090 - Wildfire Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office
Site Address:
Wildfire Incorporated
Wyman Street
Waltham, MA 02452
Mailing Address:
55 High Street, Billerica, MA 01862
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0781
NAICS: 541320/Landscape Architectural Services
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/16/2004
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/30/2004
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 200778694 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| Current Penalty | $200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260350 A07 | 04/05/2004 | 04/08/2004 | $100 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260350 H | 04/05/2004 | 04/08/2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002 | Serious | 19260850 A | 04/05/2004 | 04/08/2004 | $100 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On January 26, 2004, an employee, the Vice President and Foreman, was supervising the initial dismantling of the first leg of a sign to be dismantled. He then proceeded to warm up a skid steer at the street opposite the job dismantling the sign. He then went back down to the dismantling operation; he initially observed the sign to be on the ground. Minutes later, he was talking to his coworker with his back toward the sign, when all of a sudden he was pulled down from behind and driven into the ground. The employee immediately realized his back was broken and could not feel his legs. The coworker called emergency medical services and shortly thereafter local emergency rescue arrived and transported the employee to the hospital. The employee stated that the sign had never reached the ground fully on one side, and may have been landed and was leaning on an existing 8-in. by 8-in. post that was in the area for an unknown reason. There was 0.5 in. angle iron attached to the dismantled sign and. When the sign shifted off the post, the piece of angle iron may have caught the back of the employee sweatshirt driving him to the ground. The employee stated that he had a large scrape on his back related to this incident. He was hospitalized.
Keywords: DISMANTLING, BACK, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 306100090 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported |
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