Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15187404 - Weyher Brothers Company

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 15187404

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 01/15/1985

Site Address:
Weyher Brothers Company
1520 W 300 No
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Mailing Address:
165 So Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/15/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/15/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360779912

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14456834

Event: 01/15/1985

Employee fractures shoulder in fall from concrete form

At 11:40 a.m. on January 15, 1985, Employee #1 was working on a concrete form. He needed a 40 in. by 40 in. piece of plywood to finish the flooring. Having cut a piece of plywood at floor level, Employee #1 stepped down 18 in. to the form. Turning to get the piece of plywood, he lost his balance and fell 12 ft through a hole to the concrete floor. He then rolled off this floor and fell another 12 ft to the ground. Employee #1 broke a bone in his left shoulder, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15187404			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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