Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17621962 - Inter-Co Construction Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17621962

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 03/23/1994

Site Address:
Inter-Co Construction Co Inc
Federal Court House
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

Mailing Address:
104 Liberty Street, West Pittston, PA 18643

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/31/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	902522440	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19260059 E01	04/20/1994	05/23/1994	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170341630

Event: 03/23/1994

Two employees suffer injuries in fall from scaffold planks

At approximately 11:40 a.m. on March 23, 1994, two employees of E.W. Roberts Sons, Inc., a roofing contractor, went to the top level of a five-section Hoist-O-Matic scaffold, owned by Virbitsky Masonry, to install a 10 foot piece of guttering. Employee #1 was standing on two 2 by 10 planks when for some unknown reason Employee #2 stepped onto the planks. Both planks broke, causing both employees to fall approximately 32 feet to the ground. Investigations revealed that both planks had several knots and were cracked around those knots. The planks were not of scaffold grade.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17621962			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	17621962			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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