Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311250310 - Walsh Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311250310

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 05/28/2008

Site Address:
Walsh Construction Company
I-88 W Bound Lane Bridge E Dupage River Mi M 129
Lisle, IL 60532

Mailing Address:
929 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60607

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/2008

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Commercial Constr, S:Fall From Height

Case Closed: 08/29/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200823987	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1	1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$25,000	$1,000	$0	$26,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
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	Note
1.	01001	Repeat	19260501 B01	07/21/2008	08/29/2008	$0	$25,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	19260501 B07 I	08/15/2008	08/20/2008	$1,000	$1,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200823904

Event: 05/28/2008

Employee Is Injured in Fall Into Cofferdam

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on May 28, 2008, Employee #1 was positioning himself to assist in shooting the grade of the floor of a cofferdam. He was not wearing fall protection. He lost his balance and fell approximately ten feet and six inches into the cofferdam. A coworker tried to catch him as he fell. Employee #1 was hospitalized with bruises, contusions, and abrasions. The company had not provided Employee#1 with fall protection for use while moving into positions to perform the required job tasks.

Keywords: SURVEYOR, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311250310			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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