Inspection Detail
Inspection: 307834770 - Fasco, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office
Site Address:
Fasco, Inc
1125 Purina Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501
Mailing Address:
875 Industrial Blvd/P.O. Box 5205 Wsb, Gainesville, GA 30504
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1541
NAICS: 236210/Industrial Building Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/14/2004
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 04/10/2007
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 101282150 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Initial Penalty | $16,300 | $49,000 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | $66,800 |
Current Penalty | $2,925 | $9,750 | $0 | $325 | $0 | $13,000 |
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. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 03/03/2005 | 03/08/2005 | $975 | $5,000 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260452 O06 | 03/03/2005 | 03/08/2005 | $975 | $4,900 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
3. | 01003A | Serious | 19260452 O02 III | 03/03/2005 | 03/08/2005 | $975 | $4,900 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
4. | 01003B | Serious | 19260452 O02 IV | 03/03/2005 | 03/08/2005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
5. | 01004 | Serious | 19260501 B01 | 03/03/2005 | 03/08/2005 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
6. | 02001 | Willful | 19260451 G01 I | 03/03/2005 | 03/08/2005 | $9,750 | $49,000 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
7. | 03001 | Other | 19040039 A | 03/03/2005 | 03/08/2005 | $325 | $1,500 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was on a bosun chair at the Purina Mills Facility in Gainesville, GA cutting bolts to remove a section of an elevator leg. The bosun chair was supported by a block and tackle with a .75-in. rope. As he moved from one section of the leg to another, the rope broke, and Employee #1 fell approximately 45 ft onto a metal roof. He was flown to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment. Employee #1 died of his injuries.
Keywords: SINGLE-PT SUSP SCAFF, FRACTURE, BOSUN CHAIR, ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 307834770 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |