Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17716390 - Fresh Meadows Painting Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17716390

Report ID: 0214700

Date Opened: 06/06/1985

Site Address:
Fresh Meadows Painting Corporation
Route 231 Over L.I.R.R.
Babylon, NY 11702

Mailing Address:
61-13 170th Street, Flushing, NY 11365

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1721

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/11/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900858242	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
Current Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19260028 A	09/12/1985	09/15/1985	$240	$240	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	09/12/1985	09/15/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19260451 A03	09/12/1985	09/15/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02001	Other	19260251 E05 I	09/12/1985	09/15/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02002	Other	19260451 A13	09/12/1985	09/15/1985	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14562730

Event: 06/06/1985

Two employees injured in fall when scaffold cable breaks

At approximately 9:20 a.m. on June 5, 1985, Employees #1 and #2 were approximately 32 ft above railroad tracks, painting the underside of an overpass. They were working from a horizontal wire cable scaffold that consisted of a 28 in. wide by 24 ft long wooden work platform, suspended on two horizontal 1/2 in. diameter wire cables. One of the wires broke, and both painters fell onto the railroad tracks. Employee #1 fractured his spine and legs, and Employee #2 fractured his hip and leg. Both were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, SPINE, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, HIP, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17716390			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	17716390			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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