Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3351707 - Charles E. Smith Construction Corporation

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

Inspection Nr: 3351707

Report ID: 0355114

Date Opened: 11/26/1985

Site Address:
Charles E. Smith Construction Corporation
2121 Crystal Drive
Arlington, VA 22202

Mailing Address:
1735 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/04/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360604607

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	3351707					Occupation Not Listed

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