Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311225999 - El Sol Contracting And Construction Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311225999

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 09/14/2007

Site Address:
El Sol Contracting And Construction Corp.
101 Street And Fort Hamilton Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11209

Mailing Address:
43-06 54th Rd., Maspeth, NY 11378

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/20/2007

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Fall From Height

Case Closed: 04/14/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102449485

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	$4,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,800
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	19260020 B02	12/05/2007	12/13/2007	$2,400	$3,500	$0	12/27/2007	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260501 B01	12/05/2007	12/13/2007	$2,400	$3,500	$0	12/27/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202341855

Event: 09/14/2007

Employee killed in fall from platform while moving barriers

On September 14, 2007, Employee #1 and four coworkers were trying to get two 7,000 lb concrete Jersey barriers into exact positions at the edge of a newly resurfaced entrance ramp to the Verrazano Bridge. The ramp edge was curved and it was slanted outward for better drainage. Employee #1 was standing on a wooden platform that was off the roadway and approximately 12 in. lower than it. He was holding a pry bar and waiting for instructions from his foreman when a coworker operating a backhoe lowered its right front outrigger onto the first barrier. This caused both barriers to fall from the edge of the road onto the platform, pushing Employee #1 through the wooden guardrail that ran around it. He fell approximately 70 ft to the ground and was killed. The backhoe operator lowered the outrigger onto the first barrier to keep it stable so two coworkers could use thier pry bars to move the other barrier.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, OUTRIGGER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311225999			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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