Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309432748 - Tala Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309432748

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 06/13/2006

Site Address:
Tala Construction Company
551 Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

Mailing Address:
7215 Nw 12 Street, Miami, FL 33126

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 238140/Masonry Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/13/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/02/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100678713

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,600
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	5A0001	12/06/2006	12/12/2006	$7,000	$5,600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	12/06/2006	12/12/2006	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19260550 A19	12/06/2006	12/12/2006	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200675999

Event: 06/13/2006

Employee Killed When Struck by Falling Scaffold Sections

On June 13, 2006, Employee #1 was inside an area of form work assisting two other employees who were assembling scaffolding. As Employee #1 attempted to move scaffold sections, they fell on him, breaking his neck and killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED, SCAFFOLDING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309432748			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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