Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 902836.015 - G & H Steel Erectors

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 902836.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 04/25/2013

Site Address:
G & H Steel Erectors
3140 Highway 280
Alexander City, AL 35010

Mailing Address:
80 Sunshine Hollow Dr. Attn: Roger Heaten, Eclectic, AL 36024

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/25/2013

Emphasis: L:Fall, L:Forklift

Case Closed: 01/08/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	816812
Complaint	815084	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,900
Current Penalty	$6,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,900
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260453 B02 V	07/01/2013	07/15/2013	$2,000	$2,000	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19260454 B	07/01/2013	07/15/2013	$4,900	$4,900	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 45606.015

Event: 04/22/2013

Employee, caught between boom lift and red iron vertical bea

At 4:00 p.m. on April 22, 2013, an employee was positioning an aerial basket between horizontal awning steel tubes, in order to conduct finish seam welding The employee got caught between the aerial basket and the control panel near his chest area, with the steel beam against his back, resulting in oxygen deficiency. The employee sustained oxygen deficiency to the brain for over five minutes, resulting in asphyxiation.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Aerial Lift Controls, Asphyxiated, Brain, Chest, Oxygen, Oxygen Deficiency, Steel Erection

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	902836.015	33	M	Fatality		Structural metal workers

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