Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107094039 - Inverness Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107094039

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 07/08/1997

Site Address:
Inverness Construction Company
Starkville Hs - 603 Yellow Jacket Drive
Starkville, MS 39759

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 55646, Jackson, MS 39296

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/09/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/27/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361078942

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	19260501 B01	08/13/1997	08/18/1997	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260701 B	08/13/1997	08/19/1997	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 361078942

Event: 07/02/1997

Carpenter injured in fall from ladder onto rebar, later dies

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on July 2, 1997, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working on the stage wall for a high school auditorium under construction. He was on a 10 ft stepladder when he fell 70 in. onto various length pieces of rebar that were protruding up from a concrete footing. An approximately 9 to 11 in. long piece of the rebar punctured his left temple, and a shorter piece went into his left calf muscle. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the Oktibbeha County General Hospital in Starkville, MS. Later that day, he was transferred by helicopter to the Northeast Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, where he remained in intensive care and on life-support equipment until his death at approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 5, 1997. According to the job superintendent, neither rebar caps nor wooden cover(s) were being used at the time of the accident. Preliminary information about this accident was provided to the Jackson, MS, area office at 9:08 a.m. on July 3, 1997, by the employer's office manager. The report of Employee #1's death was received by recorded telephone message at 6:30 p.m. on July 5, 1997.

Keywords: HEAD, COVER, REBAR, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107094039			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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