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Inspection Information - Office: Maryland Region 2 | ||||
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| Nr: 127368389 | Report ID: 0352420 | Open Date: 06/10/1996 | ||
| Maryland Tower Service, Inc. | ||||
| Old Harford Road At Hickey School Entrance Baltimore, MD 21234 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1799/Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: 5538 Mount Holly Road, East New Market, MD 21631 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 09/23/1996 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 02/05/1997 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360217657 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,100 |
| Current Penalty | $750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 50104 A | 12/04/1996 | 12/05/1996 | $750 | $2,050 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 19260028 A | 12/04/1996 | 12/05/1996 | $0 | $1,050 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170826812 | Event: 06/10/1996 | Employee Injured In Fall When Communications Tower Collapses | ||||
| Employee #1 and a coworker were erecting a communications tower, for which Employee #1 had tied temporary guy lines. They were free climbing at a height of approximately 30 ft when, for some reason, the tower fell over. Both workers fell to the ground with the tower. Employee #1 sustained a dislocated right leg, a fractured hip, a dislocated knee, a broken right fibula and tibia, and a left heel fracture. His coworker suffered a broken T12 vertebra, and a fractured left ankle and heel. Both were wearing safety belts and were tied-off when the tower fell over. By the time the inspectors arrived, the temporary guy lines had been removed and placed in the truck. | ||||||
| Keywords: fracture, communication tower, collapse, unsecured, construction, guy, fall, vertebra, hip, leg | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 127368389 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||