Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3320272 - E H Glover Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Manassas (Regional Office)- Safety 0355114

Inspection Nr: 3320272

Report ID: 0355114

Date Opened: 03/12/1985

Site Address:
E H Glover Inc
8433 Euclid Ave
Manassas Park, VA 22111

Mailing Address:
11170 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/05/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360632046
Referral	900635798	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14443840

Event: 03/12/1985

Eight employees injured when block wall toppled by wind

On March 12, 1985, Employees #1 through #8, bricklayers and laborers, were working on an interior wall when a 22 ft by 95 ft section of an outside wall collapsed during extremely high winds. All eight employees sustained injuries that required hospitalization. A high wind warning had been in effect all day and some gusts had exceeded 60 mph. At Dulles International Airport, 10 miles to the north, a gust of 54 mph was recorded, while Baltimore-Washington International Airport recorded a gust of 60 mph.

Keywords: WALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, HIGH WIND, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3320272	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters
2	3320272	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec
3	3320272	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters
4	3320272	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec
5	3320272	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons
6	3320272	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec
7	3320272	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons
8	3320272	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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