Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307050815 - Handcraft Construction, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 307050815

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 11/03/2003

Site Address:
Handcraft Construction, Inc.
6917 Old Pimlico Road
Baltimore, MD 21209

Mailing Address:
1539 Wesley Road, Finksburg, MD 21048

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 236115/New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/05/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102355633

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			1		7
Current Violations	6			1		7
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
Current Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
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	50104 A	03/11/2004	03/16/2004	$1,750	$1,750	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	50104 A	03/11/2004	03/16/2004	$1,750	$1,750	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	19260021 B02	03/11/2004	04/13/2004	$1,750	$1,750	$0	-
4.	03001	Serious	19260501 B01	03/11/2004	03/16/2004	$750	$750	$0	-
5.	03002	Serious	19260501 B04 I	03/11/2004	03/16/2004	$750	$750	$0	-
6.	04001A	Serious	19260501 B14	03/11/2004	03/16/2004	$750	$750	$0	-
7.	04001B	Serious	19260503 A01	03/11/2004	04/13/2004	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	05001	Other	19260503 B01	03/11/2004	03/16/2004	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202347613

Event: 11/03/2003

Employees fall and injured after crane hit trusses

On November 3, 2003, Employees #1 and #2 were installing roof trusses on a 3,380 sq ft single family two-level with a basement. Both employees were settings trusses and were in place awaiting the crane operator to swing a truss assembly gable, plywood covered truss that was lifted approximately 50 ft. The crane lifted the truss over gable already set and while the crane operator lowered the gable truss, it snapped and swung, striking the trusses already set and creating a domino affect resulting in both employees to be knocked off the areas that they were operating from. Employee #1 was knocked off from a 24 ft ladder and Employee #2 from the west wall and truss he was perched on causing employees to fall approximately 30 to 40 ft. Employees were taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Unit by Police helicopter unit, each employee suffer multiple injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized while Employee #2 was not.

Keywords: TRUSS, LADDER, FALL, STRUCK BY, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307050815			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers
2	307050815			Hospitalized injury	Other	Helpers, construction trades

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