Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308063338 - Belger Cartage Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308063338

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 05/06/2005

Site Address:
Belger Cartage Service, Inc.
7 South Pennsylvania
Oklahoma City, OK 73107

Mailing Address:
2100 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO 64108

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1796

NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 09/23/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100644095

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$6,000	$0	$6,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	19260453 B02 V	09/07/2005	09/12/2005	$3,000	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Other	19260501 A02	09/07/2005	09/11/2005	$3,000	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Other	19260501 B04 I	09/07/2005	09/11/2005	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200643229

Event: 04/21/2005

Employee Falls Through Skylight and Dies

On April 21, 2005, workers were to remove an old punch press from their facility and install a new one. The Punch press was too large to take out through any doorways so an opening had to be made in the roof of the building. The opening was 12 ft by 20 ft, and two perlins were cut and removed to allow the punch press to be removed through the roof. The old punch press was removed and the new one installed through the roof. Employee #1 and a coworker had to re attach the perlins. They used an aerial lift inside the building to get up to the roof to weld the sections of the perlins back in place. Once they were in the roof opening where one of the perlin sections was to be attached, Employee #1 said he was going to stabilize the perlin in place. He stepped out of the basket and onto the roof. The roof of the building was corrugated steel panels and the skylight was corrugated fiberglass panels. It was difficult to distinguish between the corrugated steel panels and the fiber class panels. There was nothing to differentiate between the two panels. The skylight was not protected to prevent workers from walking onto it. Employee #1 stepped on a sky light and fell through. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, ROOF, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308063338			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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