Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311519094 - Kauffman Plumbing & Heating Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311519094

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 08/18/2008

Site Address:
Kauffman Plumbing & Heating Co.
1835 Dueber Ave. S.W.
Canton, OH 44706

Mailing Address:
600 3rd St. S.E., Canton, OH 44702

Union Status: Union

SIC:1711

NAICS: 238220/ Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/17/2008

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Commercial Constr, S:Fall From Height

Case Closed: 02/18/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100104694

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200103091

Event: 08/18/2008

Employee Is Killed in Fall from Scaffold

At approximately 12:45 p.m. on August 18, 2008, Employee #1, a worker, fell from a scaffold, from an unknown height. He sustained concussion and was killed. The worksite consisted of at least two independently arranged sections of the Waco prefabricated frame type scaffolding. Both of these scaffold sections were approximately 25 ft high. The scaffolding was located around a large dust collector unit at a manufacturing site, needed in order to perform work on the dust collector. The weather was warm and dry on that day. Upon investigation, it was not able to be determined the cause of the accident.

Keywords: INSTALLING, DUST COLLECTOR, FALL, CONCUSSION, HIGH TEMPERATURE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311519094			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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