Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308351428 - Associated Building Wreckers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308351428

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 01/20/2006

Site Address:
Associated Building Wreckers, Inc.
12 Main Street
Holyoke, MA 01040

Mailing Address:
352 Albany Street, Springfield, MA 01105

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/10/2006

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 09/25/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100690676

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10	2				12
Current Violations	10	2				12
Initial Penalty	$30,900	$84,000	$0	$0	$0	$114,900
Current Penalty	$20,000	$68,000	$0	$0	$0	$88,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	07/14/2006	07/19/2006	$2,500	$4,200	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	07/14/2006	09/03/2010	$2,000	$3,000	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260150 A01	07/14/2006	09/03/2010	$1,000	$1,500	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260501 B01	07/14/2006	07/19/2006	$2,000	$3,000	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19260501 A02	07/14/2006	09/03/2010	$2,000	$3,000	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19260850 A	07/14/2006	07/19/2006	$2,500	$4,200	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19260850 G	07/14/2006	09/03/2010	$2,000	$3,000	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01008	Serious	19260850 K	07/14/2006	07/19/2006	$2,000	$3,000	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01009	Serious	19260852 A	07/14/2006	09/03/2010	$2,000	$3,000	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01010	Serious	19260854 B	07/14/2006	09/03/2010	$2,000	$3,000	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
11.	02001	Willful	19260501 B01	07/14/2006	07/19/2006	$34,000	$42,000	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement
12.	02002	Willful	19260850 B	07/14/2006	09/03/2010	$34,000	$42,000	$0	07/28/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200690782

Event: 01/19/2006

Employee Is Killed in Building Collapse

On January 19, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 and two coworkers, of Associated Building Wreckers, were demolishing a four-story mill building in downtown Holyoke, MA. Employees #1 and #2 were working on the top floor of the building, and the two coworkers were working from a lift. The employees were removing structural roof members on the fourth floor when the fourth floor, the roof, and part of the third floor collapsed onto an adjacent building. Employee #1 was killed, and Employee #2 was hospitalized for treatment of fractured hips. The coworkers on the lift were not injured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HIP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308351428			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers
2	308351428			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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