Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 307611384 - Skanska Koch Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bayside

Nr: 307611384	Report ID: 0215600	Open Date: 05/06/2008

Skanska Koch Inc.
Tri-Borough Bridge By 23rd St. & Hoyt Ave Astoria, NY 11102		Union Status: Union
SIC: 1622/Bridge, Tunnel, and Elevated Highway Construction
NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Mailing: 400 Roosevelt Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	05/15/2008
Emphasis:	L:Fall, S:Fall From Height	Close Case:	03/16/2010

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	100831270

Violation Summary
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	19260760 A01	09/10/2008	09/16/2008	$3,500	$3,500	$0	09/29/2008	J - ALJ Decision

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200831220		Event: 05/06/2008	Employee Is Killed In Fall From Bridge Bearing Plates
At 2:45 p.m. on May 6, 2008. Employee #1 and a coworker were replacing bridge bearing plates underneath the Triborough Bridge. Employee #1 was operating a rivet breaker when he fell 37 feet through a gap between an I-beam and a pier of the bridge. He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital where he died at 5:45 p.m.
Keywords: beam, repair, pier, construction, fall, bridge
1	307611384		Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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