Inspection Detail
Inspection: 312146525 - Structural Systems Technology, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office
Site Address:
Structural Systems Technology, Inc
502 Nw 207th Street
Miami, FL 33161
Mailing Address:
6867 Elm Street Ste 200, Mclean, VA 22101
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:8999
NAICS: 541990/ All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/22/2008
Emphasis: L:Fall
Case Closed: 12/22/2008
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100680628 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $9,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,800 |
Current Penalty | $4,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,900 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260501 B01 | 11/07/2008 | 12/05/2008 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260502 D21 | 11/07/2008 | 12/05/2008 | $0 | $4,900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On May 22, 2008, Employee #1 was a member of a six-man crew, which was conducting tower maintenance activities on the tower. The employer had been contracted to clean all the rusted areas of the tower, patch all the holes in the horizontal and diagonal members by welding half pipes over the rust damaged areas, power wash and clean the tower of all rust, dirt, grease, and to treat the entire tower with a coat of primer and a coat of acrylic latex. The day of the incident, the six-man crew began work around 7:00 a.m. Three employees were assigned to apply a coat of primer from the top down, and two other employees, as well as Employee #1, were assigned to pressure wash at a lower elevation of the tower, about 500-feet high. Employee #1 was wearing a DBI/SALA ExoFit full body harness; however, there was no lanyard hooked or connected into Employee #1's back Dee-ring at the time of the fall. Employee #1 proceeded to fall approximately 450 feet from a 1,100-foot communications tower dying instantly.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ACRYLIC MONOMER, PPE, CLEANING, WELDING, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 312146525 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation Not Listed |