Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309893352 - Richard B. Stine, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 309893352

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 05/06/2006

Site Address:
Richard B. Stine, Inc.
9801 Rocky Ridge Road
Rocky Ridge, MD 21778

Mailing Address:
9917 Woodsboro Road, Woodsboro, MD 21798

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/23/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102359171

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$8,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,300
Current Penalty	$8,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,300
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.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	06/20/2006	07/22/2006	$1,800	$1,800	$0	-
2.	02001	Serious	19260100 A	06/20/2006	06/23/2006	$900	$900	$0	-
3.	03001	Serious	19260850 A	06/20/2006	07/22/2006	$2,800	$2,800	$0	-
4.	04001	Serious	19260859 G	06/20/2006	07/22/2006	$2,800	$2,800	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202358891

Event: 05/06/2006

Employee Sustains Fractures and Burns in Collapse of Kiln

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 6, 2006, Employee #1 was a new employee working for Richard B. Stine, Inc., a wrecking and demolition contractor. He was using a torch to cut the vertical steel I-beam expansion supports of a 40-year-old, 330-foot-long brick kiln. He had cut and removed several 0.75-inch D-crossover expansion rods at the top of each of the six to seven vertical I-beams around the outside perimeter of the kiln, spaced at approximately eight-foot intervals. He was cutting the seventh vertical beam at the base of the wall flush at the floor line, when a 30-foot section of brick wall 12 to 14 feet high and two-and-a-half feet thick collapsed and buried him under 18 inches of fragmented wall. The collapsing wall knocked Employee #1 down, fractured both sides of his pelvis in several places, caused lacerations to his arms, and crushed his chest. He further sustained severe burns on his left forearm when he fell on the torch he had been using. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, FRACTURE, ACETYLENE TORCH, DEMOLITION, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, LACERATION, PELVIS, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309893352			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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