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Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 3 5
Current Violations 2 3 5
Initial Penalty $21,260 $0 $0 $1,730 $0 $22,990
Current Penalty $10,395 $0 $0 $900 $0 $11,295
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Other 341 A02 01/27/2006 02/01/2006 $750 $935 $0 02/28/2006 F - Formal Settlement
  2. 01002 Other 1629 A04 01/27/2006 02/01/2006 $150 $420 $0 02/28/2006 F - Formal Settlement
  3. 01003 Other 1632 B03 01/27/2006 02/14/2006 $0 $375 $0 02/28/2006 F - Formal Settlement
  4. 02001 Serious 1620 A 01/27/2006 02/14/2006 $10,125 $16,200 $0 02/28/2006 F - Formal Settlement
  5. 03001 Serious 1621 A 01/27/2006 02/14/2006 $270 $5,060 $0 02/28/2006 F - Formal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 202451787 Event: 09/06/2005Employee Is Injured In Fall Through Window Opening
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on September 6, 2005, Employee #1 was screwing bolts on the wall when a coworker called him from the floor above. Employee #1 walked over to the window opening and leaned out against the guardrails on the window opening to speak to the coworker. The guardrails on the window opening consisted of a top rail and a mid-rail, consisting of 2-in. by 4-in. wood. The top rail was positioned approximately 40 in. from the floor and the mid-rail was positioned at 24 in. from the floor. One end of the top rail was not secured to the post. As Employee #1 leaned on the guardrail, the guardrail broke and he fell 40 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. Employee #1 was diagnosed with fractures of lumbar spine and pelvis and he was hospitalized for 2.5 months.
Keywords: fracture, guardrail, wall, spine, unsecured, carpenter, construction, equipment failure, pelvis, fall
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 126149137 Hospitalized injury Fracture Carpenters

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