Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124653742 - Republic Contracting Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 124653742

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 01/11/1994

Site Address:
Republic Contracting Corporation
400 Savannah Hwy.
Charleston, SC 29417

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 9167, Columbia, SC 29290

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/17/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/01/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360498646

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260028 A	01/31/1994	02/03/1994	$5,000	$5,000	$0	02/14/1994	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 908996

Event: 01/10/1994

Employee killed by fall from bridge in construction

On January 10, 1994, Employee #1 was assembling/dismantling false bottoms on a bridge under construction. While laying a sheet of plywood, Employee #1 fell through the opening of the false bottom that had not yet had plywood installed. He fell 17 feet 5 inches to the highway. Employee #1 died 18 hours later in a hospital from head and hip injuries. Employee #1 was equipped with a safety belt and a lanyard but neither was attached to anything at the time of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRIDGE, TIE-OFF, HIP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124653742			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters

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