Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309974723 - Free Spirited Contractor Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 309974723

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 05/03/2006

Site Address:
Free Spirited Contractor Inc
5121, 5123, And 5200 Belgreen Street
Suitland, MD 20746

Mailing Address:
1376 Highland Avenue Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 238350/Finish Carpentry Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/07/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102359130

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	9					9
Current Violations	9					9
Initial Penalty	$15,450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,450
Current Penalty	$7,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,100
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	19260451 A01	07/10/2006	07/15/2006	$2,000	$3,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260451 A06	07/10/2006	07/15/2006	$200	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260451 B05 II	07/10/2006	07/15/2006	$200	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260451 F15	07/10/2006	07/15/2006	$200	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19260451 G01 VII	07/10/2006	07/15/2006	$200	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19260454 A	07/10/2006	08/23/2006	$2,000	$3,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19260454 B	07/10/2006	08/11/2006	$2,000	$3,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	02001	Serious	19260501 B01	07/10/2006	07/15/2006	$200	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	03001	Serious	19261060 A01 III	07/10/2006	08/11/2006	$100	$1,050	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202360749

Event: 05/03/2006

Carpenter Is Killed When Work Platform Collapses

On May 3, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were erecting a portico addition over the entrance to a four-story garden apartment building. They had rigged a makeshift work platform by attaching the perimeter boards to the columns of the portico, and then laying decking across the perimeter boards. There had been two previous similar portico erections prior to the date of the incident. After erecting the columns, the men assembled a deck system by laying boards over the perimeter rail joists. The deck boards overhung the perimeter boards. There was no guard railing installed and no fall protection equipment in use at the time. While both workers were on one end of the platform, and Employee #1 was standing on a step ladder placed on the platform deck, the scaffold failed, and both workers fell to ground. Employee #1 sustained head injuries and was killed. The coworker was hospitalized for leg and back strains.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, GUARDRAIL, CARPENTER, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309974723			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters

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