Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106179435 - Steel Structures Erection Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 106179435

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 02/10/1988

Site Address:
Steel Structures Erection Inc.
25-01 Jackson Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11101

Mailing Address:
122 East 42nd Street, Rm. 2310, New York, NY 10168

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/18/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/31/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	71842280	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,120
Current Penalty	$1,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,120
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	5A0001	03/25/1988	03/28/1988	$560	$560	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	03/25/1988	03/28/1988	$560	$560	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14486708

Event: 02/10/1988

3 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN STEEL FELL FROM SLING

EMPLOYEES #1, #2, AND #3 WERE INJURED WHILE WORKING ON THE 16TH FLOOR OF A SKELETON STEEL STRUCTURE. A CHERRY PICKER ON THE 18TH FLOOR WAS USING A 1/2 INCH SLING TO LIFT ABOUT 700 POUNDS OF STEEL FLASHING. THE FLASHING SLIPPED OUT OF THE SLING BEFORE IT REACHED THE 18TH FLOOR AND FELL ONTO THE THREE EMPLYEES. THEY SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THEIR NECKS, ARMS AND LEGS. TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE PART OF A RAISING GANG AND THE OTHER WAS PART OF THE PLUMBING GANG.

Keywords: STEEL, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, NECK, STRUCK BY, ARM, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106179435	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	106179435	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	106179435	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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