Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103229258 - National Stair Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103229258

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 07/16/1998

Site Address:
National Stair Corp.
148 N. Wittenberg Ave.
Springfield, OH 45502

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3446

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/11/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/09/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361916281

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$4,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,800
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	19100176 B	08/12/1998	08/31/1998	$4,200	$4,200	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100252 B02 III	08/12/1998	08/31/1998	$600	$2,100	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201951233

Event: 07/16/1998

EMPLOYEE KILLED BY FALLING STAIR STRINGERS

On July 16, 1998, Employee #1 was cutting stair stringers from slab steel stock. The stock was 20 feet long by 12 feet wide by one-quarter inch thick. There were 24 pieces of stock placed across the center of three job-made work horses. The work horses were constructed from "I" beams (two, 8-inch beams and one, 16-inch beam). The legs and feet of the work horses were made of four inch square tube steel. The leg was welded to the bottom flange of the "I" beam to form an inverted "T." The "I" beam extended beyond the legs of the horses 17 and one-half inches to 18 inches on both ends. Employee #1 had stacked 23 stringers on the overhang and cut the last, 24th, stringer and moved to put the other end of the last stringer on the top of the stack. Employee #1 moved the other end of the last stringer to put it on top of the stack. Employee #1 walked by and reached over the stack to assist in lining up the last stringer when the weight of the stock caused the back of the two horses to tip upward and "kick out", allowing the stringers to knock Employee #1 down and fall on top of him, resulting in his death.

Keywords: STAIR, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103229258			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters

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