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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 305155178 - Sjostrom & Sons Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office
Site Address:
Sjostrom & Sons Inc.
Jefferson St.
Rockford, IL 61107
Mailing Address:
1129 Harrison Ave., Rockford, IL 61104
Union Status: Union
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Planned
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/08/2002
Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Construction
Case Closed: 09/19/2002
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260451 F07 | 08/29/2002 | 09/16/2002 | $0 | $4,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260454 A | 08/29/2002 | 09/04/2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 26, 2002, Employee #1 and two coworkers were dismantling a Morgan scaffold at a job site in Rockford, IL. Initially, all three were working from a 7-ft-high platform, but then the two coworkers descended, leaving Employee #1. The first coworker, who was the competent person at the site, went to remove the ladder that was leaning against the platform and the second coworker began to remove the last set of cross-braces at grade level. When he removed one of the connection points for the cross-braces, the scaffold platform collapsed and Employee #1 fell to the ground. He was hospitalized for a compound fracture of his right forearm. The cross-braces that the coworker was dismantling were the last stabilizing elements of the scaffold system. They should not have been removed until Employee #1 had reconnected the cross-braces at the platform level.
Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ARM, BRACING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, COMMUNICATION, SCAFFOLD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 305155178 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |