Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307937110 - Eastern Contracting, Llc.

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

Inspection Nr: 307937110

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 08/24/2004

Site Address:
Eastern Contracting, Llc.
1920 Forest Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401

Mailing Address:
1414 Crain Highway North, Suite 4b, Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 238140/Masonry Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/15/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Fall

Case Closed: 01/31/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102356490

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,750
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	19260451 G01	12/03/2004	12/08/2004	$350	$875	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260454 A	12/03/2004	01/05/2005	$650	$1,875	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202354536

Event: 08/24/2004

Employee is injured in fall from scaffold

On August 24, 2004, Employee #1, a scaffold erector, was overturning scaffold platform planks, one-by-one, to remove concrete debris and spillage. After he reset each plank, he would move to the next one and overturn it. When he stepped on a plank that he had failed to secure properly, he fell through the scaffold, 14 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fracture.

Keywords: PLANK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307937110			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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