Inspection Detail

Inspection: 858639 - Harold Emerson

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 858639

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 07/02/1986

Site Address:
Harold Emerson
435 Shedaker Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144

Mailing Address:
79 East Coulter Street, 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: 07/02/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/01/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360113476

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
Current Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260850 A	07/31/1986	08/04/1986	$810	$810	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	19040008	07/31/1986	08/04/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19260020 B01	07/31/1986	08/04/1986	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14320881

Event: 05/17/1986

Employee killed when crushed by steel beam

Employee #1 and a coworker were removing flooring from the joists of the second floor of what had been a three-story row-type residential structure (the second and third stories had already been demolished). When a corner of the structure started to collapse, Employee #1 slid down the collapsing flooring to ground level. The steel supporting beam then gave way and collapsed on top of Employee #1, crushing and killing him. The coworker managed to move away from the collapsing floor, and grabbed a remaining stable member of the structure.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	858639			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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