Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313637688 - Covanta Montgomery, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 313637688

Report ID: 0352450

Date Opened: 07/31/2009

Site Address:
Covanta Montgomery, Inc.
21204 Martinsburg Road
Dickerson, MD 20842

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2625, 40 Lane Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4911

NAICS: 221119/Other Electric Power Generation

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/31/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 10/16/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102594736

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,150
Current Penalty	$5,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,150
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	19260501 B04 I	09/18/2009	09/21/2009	$5,150	$5,150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202600730

Event: 07/31/2009

Employee Dies after Fall Through Floor Opening

On July 31, 2009, Employee #1, an engineer, was inspecting the installation of an ammonia tank and a pump at a power plant. The pump skid was to be installed on a platform with a 4 ft by 8 ft floor opening in it. Employee #1 and an operations supervisor were on to a platform to review the specifications of the floor opening and to observe the setting of the ammonia tank. While observing the crane setting the ammonia tank up, Employee #1 stepped backwards and fell through the opening approximately 6 ft. to a concrete pit. He sustained head injuries and died three days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, AMMONIA, GUARD, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, PUMP, TANK, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313637688			Fatality	Fracture	Mechanical engineers

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