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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 306503004 - B.G. Swink, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem
Site Address:
B.G. Swink, Inc.
Hwy. 220 And 704 Intersection
Madison, NC 27025
Mailing Address:
9031 Sea Lane S.W., Sunset Beach, NC 28468
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1721
NAICS: 238320/Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 12/03/2003
Emphasis: S:Program Improvements
Case Closed: 10/05/2004
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100072057 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,200 |
| Current Penalty | $2,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,600 |
| 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 | 19260451 A04 | 12/08/2003 | 12/11/2003 | $1,300 | $2,100 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260451 D10 | 12/08/2003 | 12/11/2003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19260451 F07 | 12/08/2003 | 12/11/2003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01001D | Serious | 19260454 B | 12/08/2003 | 01/27/2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01002A | Serious | 19260502 D15 | 12/08/2003 | 01/27/2004 | $1,300 | $2,100 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01002B | Serious | 19260502 D21 | 12/08/2003 | 12/11/2003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 01002C | Serious | 19260503 A02 | 12/08/2003 | 01/27/2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker, working from a two-point suspension scaffold, were ascending a water tower to begin painting when one of the two scaffold wire ropes broke. When the wire rope broke, one end of the scaffold dropped and the three employees, all equipped with fall protection, fell out of the scaffold. Employee #1's fall protection failed and he fell approximately 64 feet to the ground. The falls of Employee #2 and the coworker were stopped by their fall protection. Employee #1 was transported by helicopter to the hospital where he died later that night. Employee #2 was injured when he swung into the water tower leg and he was hospitalized with his injuries.
Keywords: WATER TOWER, WIRE ROPE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TWO PT SUSP SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PAINTER, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 306503004 | Fatality | Other | Painters, construction and maintenance | ||
| 2 | 306503004 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Painters, construction and maintenance |