Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101876209 - S. J. Groves & Sons Company

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101876209

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 10/29/1986

Site Address:
S. J. Groves & Sons Company
Cochran Bridge Construction Site, Mobile River
Mobile, AL 36610

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2586, Mobile, AL 36652

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/23/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360712053

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
Current Penalty	$1,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,100
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
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	04/20/1987	04/24/1987	$400	$700	$0	05/20/1987	R - Review Commission
2.	01002	Serious	19260451 A02	04/20/1987	04/23/1987	$350	$700	$0	05/20/1987	R - Review Commission
3.	01003	Serious	19260451 A03	04/20/1987	04/23/1987	$350	$700	$0	05/20/1987	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14352843

Event: 10/28/1986

Employee killed in fall from scaffold being assembled

Employee #1 and two coworkers, all construction workers, were assembling tubular welded scaffolding on an incline. The scaffold's members were set in shell sand without sound and rigid fastenings. The employees were standing on one side of the scaffolding, preparing to attach the ladders, when the assembly shifted off balance and toppled. Employee #1 was thrown from the scaffolding and fell 50 ft into a cofferdam and was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, LOST BALANCE, SLOPE, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLDING, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101876209			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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