Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18853218 - Moschonas & Moschonas

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18853218

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 06/30/1986

Site Address:
Moschonas & Moschonas
Cabin John Bridge
Cabin John, MD 20807

Mailing Address:
P O Box 9385, Cabin John, MD 20817

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1721

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/17/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/27/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360747331

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$770	$0	$0	$0	$0	$770
Current Penalty	$770	$0	$0	$0	$0	$770
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	19260021 B02	09/05/1986	09/08/1986	$360	$360	$0		Y - State Decision
2.	02001	Serious	19260104 B	09/05/1986	09/08/1986	$410	$410	$0		Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14296685

Event: 06/30/1986

Painter fractures elbows in fall from bridge girder

Employee #1 had been hired as a bridge painter in the morning and was given 15 to 30 minutes of on-the-job training by a coworker. Employee #1 was to paint the outside face of the bridge's fascia girder. He was to tie his lanyard to a moveable 12 ft long, 5/8 in. steel bar that was to be placed through a 13/18 in. hole in the bridge's stiffener plates. When Employee #1 hooked into the bar he would then lean back, using his safety belt improperly for support purposes. Approximately 1 1/2 hours after he had been hired, Employee #1's lanyard pulled the bar out of the 17th stiffener plate hole as Employee #1 moved to the right to continue painting. Employee #1, not realizing that the bar was not secure, leaned back to paint and fell. While he was falling he bent the bar toward the ground and slid down it, dropping off the bar at an approximate height of 20 ft. Employee #1 landed on his feet and then fell onto his elbows and back, fracturing both elbows and straining his back. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE, ELBOW, PAINTER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18853218			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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