Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304940836 - Quantum Structure & Design

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 304940836

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 11/27/2001

Site Address:
Quantum Structure & Design
5810 Greenbelt Road
College Park, MD 20740

Mailing Address:
4800 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20781

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/11/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/11/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100969120

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200969350

Event: 11/27/2001

Employee injured in fall from ladder

On November 27, 2001, Employee #1, a welder of the Quantum Structure and Design, fell from a fixed steel girder 30-ft ladder to the compacted soil of the ground while installing structural steel beams of a roadside billboard. Employee #1 had just climbed from a catwalk to the ladder and lost his balance while disconnecting his lanyard. Employee #1's hand slipped out of his welding glove and he fell before he could catch himself with his other hand. Employee #1 fractured his upper arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, LANYARD, FALL, ARM, ADVERTISING SIGN, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304940836			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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