Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306446865 - Brethauer Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306446865

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 07/16/2003

Site Address:
Brethauer Construction Co.
9752 Gladiolus Bulb Loop
Fort Myers, FL 33908

Mailing Address:
2213 N.E. 15th Place, Cape Coral, FL 33909

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/2003

Emphasis: L:Fall, L:Flcare, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 09/30/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102364833

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$9,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,800
Current Penalty	$9,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,800
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	19260501 B13	09/17/2003	09/23/2003	$4,900	$4,900	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260503 A01	09/17/2003	09/23/2003	$4,900	$4,900	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202338380

Event: 07/11/2003

Employee is killed after falling through a roof opening

On July 11, 2003, a carpenter was putting decking on a residential single-family home. The front had been decked in the morning and the rear was started after lunch. By 3:00 p.m., all employees, except the carpenter, had left the site. The employee allegedly putting a 5-foot by 4-foot sheet of wood on the vertical side of the small roof next to the one that had been completed. The employee was standing on a loose piece of decking that covered a roof opening measuring 26 inches by 24 inches. When the carpenter inadvertently moved the loose wood off the opening, he fell through the hole, approximately 14 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was killed when he suffered head trauma.

Keywords: DECKING, HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306446865			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters

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