Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123685984 - George Moehrle Masonry Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Manassas (Regional Office)- Safety 0355114

Inspection Nr: 123685984

Report ID: 0355114

Date Opened: 08/26/1994

Site Address:
George Moehrle Masonry Inc.
4400 University Dr.(Gmu Student Univ.Center)
Fairfax, VA 22030

Mailing Address:
5300 Westview Dr.#101, Frederick, MD 21701

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/07/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Scaffold

Case Closed: 07/01/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362310740

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	8					8
Current Violations	5			1		6
Initial Penalty	$20,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,000
Current Penalty	$8,850	$0	$0	$800	$0	$9,650
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	510001 A	09/30/1994	10/10/1994	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/12/1994	Y - State Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19260451 A02	09/30/1994	10/07/1994	$850	$2,500	$0	10/12/1994	Y - State Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19260451 A03	09/30/1994	10/17/1994	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/12/1994	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19260451 A04	09/30/1994	10/06/1994	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/12/1994	Y - State Decision
5.	01005	Serious	19260451 A08	09/30/1994	10/06/1994	$500	$2,500	$0	10/12/1994	Y - State Decision
6.	01006	Serious	19260451 A12	09/30/1994	10/06/1994	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/12/1994	Y - State Decision
7.	01007	Other	19260451 A13	09/30/1994	10/06/1994	$800	$2,500	$0	10/12/1994	Y - State Decision
8.	01008	Serious	19260451 A24	09/30/1994	10/06/1994	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/12/1994	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 900050

Event: 08/26/1994

Employees injured in fall from scaffold

At approximately 9:45 a.m. on August 26, 1994, Employees #1 through #3 were 49 feet above the ground laying bricks on a window sill from the walkboards (outrigger) of a Mighty Scaffold. Employee #2 stepped around Employee #1 and walked toward the east end of the scaffold on the outside walkboard. Employee #1 walked a little behind Employee #2 on the inside walkboard. As Employee #1 approached the end of the inside walkboard, the board came out from under him and slid off the outrigger toward the brick wall. The board and Employee #1 fell to the ground. Employee #1 struck the cross bracing at the third level as he fell. Employee #1 sustained a dislocated right elbow and multiple bruises and contusions. Employee #3 was also on the inside walkboard; he dove to the window to prevent himself from falling and was not injured. The inside walkboard had been inching its way forward the morning of the accident; a stop on the outrigger, intended to prevent the board's movement, had been broken off for some time. The scaffold was jacked shortly before the accident and no one checked the outrigger boards for possible movement from their supports. The investigation found that the inside walkboard was overlapped on the west end by 2 ft; therefore, it could not reach the outrigger support on the east end. This board is 16 ft 1/2 in. long. The distance between the outrigger supports was 13 ft 11 in.; from the west end overlap to the outrigger support measured 16 ft 1 1/2 in.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELBOW, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123685984	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	123685984	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
3	123685984	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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