Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311350599 - Armada Hoffler Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 311350599

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 07/23/2007

Site Address:
Armada Hoffler Construction Company
235 Hanburry Road E.
Chesapeake, VA 23322

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/23/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/28/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100923135

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200924900

Event: 07/23/2007

Employee killed in fall from stepladder

On July 23, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on the plumbing system in one of the smaller side stores at a shopping strip mall. They discovered a leaking coupling after pressure testing the system. Employee #1 was between 7 ft and 9 ft up on a 12 ft stepladder, sawing and chiseling off the old coupling in preparation for installing a new one. While he was working, he sent the coworker to the van to get another coupling. The coworker had exited the building when he heard a crashing noise. He returned to find Employee #1 lying on the ground beside the ladder, bleeding fromhis head. He died of injuries sustained in the fall. There were no direct witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, OVERTURN, INSTALLING, REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311350599					Occupation not reported

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