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Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Safety 2 | ||||
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| Nr: 311781660 | Report ID: 0355112 | Open Date: 01/15/2008 | ||
| Whiting And Turner Construction Co | ||||
| 4600 Elkhorn Avenue Norfolk, VA 23529 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1542/General Contractors-Nonresidential Buildings, Other than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses | ||||
| NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Planned | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/16/2008 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 09/22/2008 | |
| Emphasis: | L:Fall | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,275 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,275 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| Deleted | 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260501 B04 II | 05/28/2008 | 06/02/2008 | $1,275 | $1,275 | $0 | 06/02/2008 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200925097 | Event: 01/15/2008 | Employee Is Injured When Struck By Steel Tube | ||||
| On January 15, 2008, workers from multiple companies were plumbing up a column for a screen wall at roof level. The columns for the screen wall were set and bolted to structural steel; the columns exterior line was designed to be framed in with steel tubing with welded, angle iron saddle, connections. The steel tubes were placed in the saddles using a crane-lift. Some of the tubes were cut loose from the crane-lift without being welded or otherwise secured in the saddles from displacement. Prior to the accident, a come-along was attached with chokers to one of the columns supporting an unsecured steel tube with a level. One worker gave instructions to another worker to tighten up on the come-along. The column was pulled out from under the unsecured steel tube which it was supporting. The unsecured steel tube, a Hollow Structural Section, measuring 27 ft 2 in. long by 0.25 in. thick, 12 in. by 6 in. (rounding 2 in. to 0.17 ft) and weighing 794 lbs (794.18 lbs) fell approximately 15 ft 1.50 in., striking Employee #1, an ironworker, on his head and driving him to the deck. The tube ended up on top of Employee #1 but was partially supported on one end by a lower steel tube which was in place. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat and sustained a broken leg and possible broken ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized. | ||||||
| Keywords: head, steel tube, unsecured, iron worker, leg, fracture, construction, steel erection, struck by, falling object | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 311781660 | Occupation not reported | ||||