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Inspection: 2840957 - Frank Irey, Jr.

Inspection Information - Office: Maryland Region 4

Nr: 2840957

Report ID: 0352440

Open Date: 10/17/1985

Frank Irey, Jr.

(Pepco Gen. Plant) Eagle Harbor Road
Aquasco, MD 20608

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC: 1629/Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified

Mailing: (Pepco Gen. Plant) Eagle Harbor Road, Aquasco, MD 20608

Inspection Type:

Accident

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Private

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

10/29/1985

Planning Guide:

Safety-Construction

Close Case:

12/17/1985

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	19260104 D	11/21/1985	11/23/1985	$450	$450	$0		-

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 14298079		Event: 10/17/1985	Employee Injured In Fall Inside Coal Bunker
Employee #1 and coworkers had started work at a height of 114 ft inside a 1,582 ton steel coal bunker, chipping coal from the bunker walls. Employee #1 was sitting 91 ft above the center of coal feeder 1B, when the coal 'rat holed' under the top layer. Employee #1 fell 48 ft to a coal feeder belt. His lifebelt and lanyard broke during the fall, and he fell an additional 5 to 10 ft to another feeder belt. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.
Keywords: work rules, coal silo, construction, equipment failure, fall, bridged material
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	2840957		Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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