Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18869800 - Charles E. Brohawn & Bros., Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 18869800

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 11/24/1986

Site Address:
Charles E. Brohawn & Bros., Inc.
Washington St. & Rte. 50
Cambridge, MD 21613

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 334, Cambridge, MD 21613

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/13/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360748925

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$460
Current Penalty	$460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$460
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 B 2	01/27/1987	01/30/1987	$460	$460	$0	02/09/1987	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14198766

Event: 11/21/1986

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM ROOF WHILE INSTALLING DECKING

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING METAL ROOF DECKING ON A FLAT TYPE ROOF. THE METAL PANELS WERE 37 1/2 INCHES WIDE AND 23 FEET, 6 INCHES LONG AND WEIGHED 119.85 POUNDS. THEY WERE OF THE FORMED CORRUGATED TYPE. ONE PANEL, LOCATED 76 INCHES AWAY FROM 26 INCH HIGH PARAPET WALL, HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED. EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, EACH HOLDING ONE END, WERE BRINGING ANOTHER PANEL INTO POSITION FOR INSTALLATION. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED OUT ONTO THE PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED PANEL HE SOMEHOW FELL OFF THE ROOF ONTO A CONCRETE FLOOR 13 FEET, 7 INCHES BELOW. IT WAS CLOUDY, WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT ABOUT 47 DEGREES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS WINDY, WITH 15 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES PER HOUR.

Keywords: DECKING, HIGH WIND, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18869800			Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers

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