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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 316431238 - Potomac Abatement Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Potomac Abatement Inc
8201 16th Street
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Mailing Address:
10305 Guilford Road, Jessup, MD 20794
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 562910/Remediation Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/05/2012
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: L:Accident, L:Electric, L:Fall, S:Construction (1500-1799)
Case Closed: 01/11/2016
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102596236 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $13,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,250 |
| Current Penalty | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,000 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260451 A01 | 10/05/2012 | 10/15/2012 | $875 | $1,750 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260451 B02 | 10/05/2012 | 10/15/2012 | $875 | $1,750 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260451 F03 | 10/05/2012 | 11/21/2012 | $3,000 | $4,000 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19260451 G01 VII | 10/05/2012 | 10/15/2012 | $2,000 | $3,750 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01005A | Serious | 19260451 G03 | 10/05/2012 | 10/05/2012 | $1,250 | $2,000 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01005B | Serious | 19260451 G03 I | 10/05/2012 | 10/15/2012 | $0 | $0 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01005C | Serious | 19260451 G03 IV | 10/05/2012 | 10/05/2012 | $0 | $0 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 8. | 02001 | Other | 19260405 A02 III | 10/05/2012 | 10/15/2012 | $0 | $0 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On April 10, 2012, Employee #1, a 30-year-old male with Potomac Abatement Inc., was working from a Jolly Junior self-lifting (mast climber) scaffold, approximately ten stories above ground, removing lead paint. Employee #1 unhooked from his lanyard, and was manually scraping lead paint from the header of a balcony. As Employee #1 was making long scraping strokes towards his right, he lost his balance and fell head-first to his right, through a hole in the work platform, thirty-three inches long and ten inches wide. The area where this hole was located was already twelve-inches away from the headers of the balconies that employees were removing paint from, thereby making the hole twenty-two inches wide by thirty-three inches long. There were no guardrails around this hole, nor the one near the opposite end of the scaffold, even though the scaffold was equipped with mounting brackets for guardrails to be installed with. Employee #1 ten stories to the ground below and was killed in the event.
Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316431238 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers |