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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 768903.015 - Corrosion Controls Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office
Site Address:
Corrosion Controls Corporation
38 Featherbird Lane
Audubon, PA 19403
Mailing Address:
177 Us Route 130, Pedricktown, NJ 08067
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 238320/Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/20/2012
Emphasis: L:Fall
Case Closed: 07/17/2013
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 692551 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $13,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,400 |
| Current Penalty | $9,380 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,380 |
| 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 A06 | 06/04/2013 | 06/28/2013 | $1,880 | $2,800 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19260451 D12 I | 06/04/2013 | 06/28/2013 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19260451 D12 II | 06/04/2013 | 06/28/2013 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01002C | Serious | 19260451 D12 IV | 06/04/2013 | 06/28/2013 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01003 | Other | 19260503 A02 III | 06/04/2013 | 06/28/2013 | $0 | $2,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01004 | Serious | 19261053 A16 | 06/04/2013 | 06/21/2013 | $500 | $1,600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on December 5, 2012, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were applying an epoxy coating to the interior walls and ceiling of a water tower that was 80-feet high. A one-point suspension scaffold was assembled and rigged inside the water tower in a New England Boom rigging configuration. The company's on-the-job training and standard operating procedures were such that the wire fist-grips that secured rigging connections were hand tighten only and not torqued. However, the manufacturer required that a torque wrench be used to tightened fist grips to a prescribed torque. Prior to using the suspension scaffold, Employee #1, who was trained and designated as the job task competent person, conducted a pre-use scaffold inspection and discovered rigging errors that he corrected. He added a suspension line that was routed from the diamond plate, just below the cable loop-eye, that led to the air motor and the banjo center suspension cord was rerouted from the diamond plate directly to the ground-level anchor connection. Employee #1 was not wearing a harness, body belt or independent life line. Employee #2 wore all required personal protective gear and connected his harness, body belt and independent life line. Employee #1 and Employee # 2 raised themselves approximately 65 feet and began applying epoxy coating. Employee # 1 stood at one end of the boom work platform where he applied the epoxy using a spray-gun and Employee # 2 stood at the opposite end where he operated the air motor. A banjo center suspension cord wire rope slipped causing the suspension scaffold platform to collapse and Employee #1 and Employee # 2 fell off the scaffold. Employee #1 fell approximately 65 feet to the ground and died. Employee #2 was suspended from his harness, body belt and independent life line and was transported to the hospital where he was treated and released.
Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Ladder, Rigging, Scaffold
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 768903.015 | 38 | M | Fatality | Painting and paint spraying machine operators |