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Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany | ||||
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| Nr: 1067578 | Report ID: 0214200 | Open Date: 04/03/1985 | ||
| Watertrol, Inc. | ||||
| 4507 Hudson Avenue Union City, NJ 07087 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1741/Masonry, Stone Setting, and Other Stone Work | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box L63, Cranford, NJ 07016 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/30/1985 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 01/15/1986 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360662860 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001A | Willful | 19260451 I08 | 06/03/1985 | 06/06/1985 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Willful | 19260028 A | 06/03/1985 | 06/06/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14307342 | Event: 04/02/1985 | Fall From Scaffold | ||||
| ON TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1985, EMPLOYEES #1 & 2 (WATERPROOFERS BY TRADE) WERE WORKING WITH HAND AND POWER TOOLS TO REMOVE BRICK AND TERRACOTTA. THEY WERE PREPARING TO REPLACE WINDOW LINTELS ON THE THIRD FLOOR UPPER WINDOW EXTERIOR OF A 3 1/2 STORY SCHOOL BUILDING. THEY WERE WORKING OFF A 32' X 28" ALUMINUM BED, WIRE ROPE CONNECTED, ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN TWO POINT SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD (COUNTER WEIGHTED). THE OUTRIGGERS WERE ROOF MOUNTED ON SINGLE STATE CARPENTER SCAFFOLD FRAMES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCAFFOLD LET GO AND FELL. THE RIGHT SIDE WAS HELD BY ITS RIGGING. THE TWO EMPLOYEES FELL APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE SCAFFOLD TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IMPALED ON A METAL PICKET FENCE. EMPLOYEE #2 LANDED ON THE SIDEWALK. HE RECEIVED MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND A CRUSHED HIP AND PELVIS. HE IS EXPECTED TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL. THE ROOF RIGGING AND FRAME WERE PULLED TO THE GROUND, SEVERING THE ROPE TIE BACKS. NO SAFETY BELTS WERE BEING USED BY THE EMPLOYEES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. INDEPENDENT SAFETY LINES WERE INSTALLED. | ||||||
| Keywords: fracture, lifeline, collapse, impaled, safety belt, two pt susp scaffold, pelvis, fall, hip, scaffold | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1067578 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||
| 2 | 1067578 | Fatality | Puncture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||