Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17762535 - Gsc Environmental Labs

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17762535

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 08/09/1989

Site Address:
Gsc Environmental Labs
2460 Wrightsboro Road
Augusta, GA 30910

Mailing Address:
1824 B-1 Wylds Road, Augusta, GA 30910

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8734

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/25/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360450654

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$210	$0	$0	$0	$0	$210
Current Penalty	$105	$0	$0	$0	$0	$105
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	Serious	19260451 U03	08/21/1989	08/24/1989	$105	$210	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040008	08/21/1989	08/24/1989	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14336713

Event: 08/03/1989

EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ATTIC AND DIES WHILE MONITORING ASBESTOS

Employee #1 was in the attic of a four story building monitoring asbestos levels while shingles containing asbestos were being removed from the roof. Employee #1 had been at the roof perimeter earlier in the day walking in the gutter which was a tin sheet with boards inside it lined with copper. In the early afternoon the copper and boards had been removed from the gutter as part of the job. Unaware of the gutter modification Employee #1 came back to the roof in the afternoon stepped into the gutter area but the tin sheet did not support him and he fell 50 feet to his death.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, ASBESTOS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17762535			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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