Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1067578 - Watertrol, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office
Site Address:
Watertrol, Inc.
4507 Hudson Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box L63, Cranford, NJ 07016
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1741
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/30/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/15/1986
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360662860 |
Violations/Penalties | 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 Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | - |
Investigation Summary
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 | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1067578 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||
2 | 1067578 | Fatality | Puncture | Construction trades, n.e.c. |