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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 806026 - Philadelphia Wrecking Company
Inspection Information - Office: Marlton Area Office
Site Address:
Philadelphia Wrecking Company
Broadway & Penn Street
Camden, NJ 08104
Mailing Address:
3825 Morrell Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1795
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/08/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/19/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360528111 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100 |
| Current Penalty | $100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19260850 A | 05/09/1986 | 05/12/1986 | $100 | $100 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260854 B | 05/09/1986 | 05/12/1986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, of the Philadelphia Wrecking Co., Inc., was standing approximately 20 ft away from a wall of a two-story brick building that the company was demolishing. Three of the walls had been taken down. The remaining wall was adjacent to another building. A Caterpillar front end loader was compacting the rubble when a section of the remaining standing wall gave way and fell. The falling bricks struck and killed Employee #1.
Keywords: WALL, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, BRICK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 806026 | Fatality | Puncture | Occupation not reported |