Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302058599 - Slattery/Interbeton/J.F. White/Perini, J.V.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302058599

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 08/31/1998

Site Address:
Slattery/Interbeton/J.F. White/Perini, J.V.
C09a4, Central Artery
Boston, MA 02111

Mailing Address:
210 South Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02111

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/1998

Emphasis: L:Cattun

Case Closed: 11/05/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200462646	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$7,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,200
Current Penalty	$3,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,900
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260501 B01	09/15/1998	09/21/1998	$1,500	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260501 B04 II	09/15/1998	09/21/1998	$400	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19261053 B08	09/15/1998	09/21/1998	$2,000	$3,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200460269

Event: 08/31/1998

Two employees injured in fall with ladder

Employee #1 was accessing a 32 ft fiberglass extension ladder that led from the bottom of an excavation to a makeshift landing platform, where a coworker was waiting. As Employee #1 began to step from the ladder to the platform, the ladder slipped downward and out, away from the platform. The coworker grabbed Employee #1 but could not hold him. Both workers fell approximately 18 ft to the bottom of the excavation, where steel piping had been installed for a sewer system. Employee #1 suffered a fractured back. The ladder had not been set up properly.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, BACK, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302058599			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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