Inspection Detail
Inspection: 301426748 - Alpha Building & Restoration Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Hi-E-Honolulu
Site Address:
Alpha Building & Restoration Inc
4637 Farmers Rd
Honolulu, HI 96816
Mailing Address:
1349 Kapiolani Blvd #201, Honolulu, HI 96814
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/05/1999
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/05/1999
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 101950111 | ||
Accident | 101950129 |
Investigation Summary
On April 14, 1998, Employee #1 was applying a second coat of joint compound with a eight-inch-wide blade to the overhead ceiling and soffit which was seven feet, eight inches, near the unprotected oval shaped second floor edge. Employee #1 fell ten feet to the concrete floor. A nine-and-one-half inch wide and four-foot-long by 18-inch-high aluminum type of horse or scaffold was found near the second-floor edge. It is believed that Employee #1 may have been standing on this horse or scaffold at the time of his fall. Employee #1 was taken to Queen's Medical Center where he remained until his death on July 16, 1998. Employee #1 had been hospitalized for an open head wound, possible skull fracture, multiple rib fractures, a fractured clavicle, and internal bleeding.
Keywords: GUARDRAIL, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 301426748 | Fatality | Concussion | Drywall installers |