Inspection Detail

Inspection: 626408 - Bloom Penn Contractors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 626408

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 01/12/1989

Site Address:
Bloom Penn Contractors Inc
Champion Valley Farms, Inc., 6670 Low St., Rte. 11
Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 90, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/13/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900887555	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14330476

Event: 01/12/1989

Employee injured in 31 ft fall from roof truss

At the end of Employee #1's work shift he was preparing to walk down a steel truss near the west end of the warehouse to descend the steel when he remembered that he had left a screwdriver in a bucket at his jobsite. He sat down on the beam and turned around to go back and get it. When he stood up he lost his balance and fell approximately 31 feet 2 in. Employee #1 landed either on the concrete floor or on purlins that were lying on the floor. He was hospitalized with multiple fractures and other injuries.

Keywords: WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, LOST BALANCE, FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, TRUSS, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	626408					Occupation Not Listed

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