Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3351699 - P & P Contractors, Incorporated

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

Inspection Nr: 3351699

Report ID: 0355114

Date Opened: 11/26/1985

Site Address:
P & P Contractors, Incorporated
2121 Crystal Drive
Arlington, VA 22202

Mailing Address:
660 Lofstrand Lane, Rockville, MD 20850

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/26/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360604607

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
Current Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
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	Serious	19260028 A	01/02/1986	01/06/1986	$630	$630	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 693812

Event: 11/26/1985

Employee killed in fall down air shaft from stepladder

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on November 26, 1985, Employee #1 was installing drywall studs on the west side of a mechanical airshaft that was located on the south end of the eleventh floor of an office building under construction. The guardrails along the west side of the airshaft had been removed to facilitate drywall installation. Employee #1 climbed on a 6-ft wooden stepladder beside the open airshaft to put a screw in a stud that was too high for him to reach from the floor. He apparently lost his balance and fell approximately 96 ft with the ladder down the airshaft to the second floor. Employee #1 sustained multiple severe injuries and was killed. The employee had not been using personal fall arrest equipment.

Keywords: STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, AIR SHAFT, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3351699			Fatality	Fracture	Drywall installers

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