Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302396643 - A V Painting Company

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302396643

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 07/03/2000

Site Address:
A V Painting Company
13151 Road E Port Beinville
Pearlington, MS 39572

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/03/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Shipyards

Case Closed: 03/04/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101361780

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	19150071 B05	11/30/2000	12/05/2000	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19150071 J01	11/30/2000	12/06/2000	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201361334

Event: 07/03/2000

Employee killed in fall when scaffold tips

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 3, 2000, Employee #1 was on a mobile scaffold performing touch up painting inside the cargo tank of a sugar barge under fabrication. Four coworkers were working from two other scaffolds adjacent to his. Employee #1 finished painting the area that he could reach from the scaffold and he began to pull on a structural beam of the cargo tank to move his scaffold. A coworker saw what he was doing and shouted, "No, no, no!" and the supervisor, who was standing on the floor of the cargo tank, shouted, "No! Don't move it!" just as the scaffold began to tip. Employee #1 fell approximately 18 ft to the floor of the cargo tank and was killed. The casters of the scaffold were locked, which immobilized its base. When Employee #1 placed movement stress at the top of the scaffold, the whole until tipped..

Keywords: CASTER, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PAINTER, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302396643			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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