Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302073614 - U.S. Postal Service

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302073614

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 03/04/1999

Site Address:
U.S. Postal Service
602 Burkey Street
Grand Junction, CO 81505

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/26/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/27/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101570786

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	19100023 C01	03/29/1999	05/01/1999	$3,000	$5,000	$0	04/15/1999	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201570371

Event: 03/03/1999

Employee killed in fall from roof

On March 3, 1999, Employee #1, a building equipment mechanic, was found by a co-worker on the fourth floor roof of the Terminal Annex Building. The employee had apparently fallen from the mechanical room penthouse roof to the fourth floor roof, a fall of approximately 19 ft 2 in. It is not known why Employee #1 was on the roof, as he had no work assigned there that day. Employee #1 was scheduled to help a co-worker change air handler filters on the second floor at the approximate time Employee #1 was on the fourth floor roof. Employee #1 was found face down on the roof, bleeding profusely, with a pack of cigarettes in his hand. The employee was pronounced dead upon arrival at Denver General Hospital.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, ROOF, MECHANIC, FALL, CONCUSSION, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302073614			Fatality	Concussion	Machinery maintenance occupations

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