Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311182331 - American Infrastructure Inc

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

Inspection Nr: 311182331

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 07/25/2007

Site Address:
American Infrastructure Inc
123 Philadelphia Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21237

Mailing Address:
P O Box 278, Fallston, MD 21047

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/06/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction, S:Fall

Case Closed: 11/13/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102361011

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$3,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,150	$0	$3,150
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	Note
1.	01001	Other	19260501 B07 II	09/27/2007	10/02/2007	$3,150	$3,150	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202501433

Event: 07/24/2007

Employee injured in fall into cofferdam

On July 24, 2007, Employee #1 was lowering a welding cable to a coworker inside a cofferdam when the welding cable became entangled on a 5 ft wide mat that was lying across the top of the cofferdam. Employee #1 had climbed onto the mat to untangle the cable when he slipped and fell. He dropped 14 ft onto a concrete pipe and then fell another 10 ft onto the soft mud of the lower level. He sustained several fractured ribs and internal injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SLIP, COFFER DAM, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ENTANGLED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311182331			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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