Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3305729 - General Interiors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111

Inspection Nr: 3305729

Report ID: 0355111

Date Opened: 05/13/1986

Site Address:
General Interiors, Inc.
Richmond Exhibition Center, 401 North 5th Street
Richmond, VA 23260

Mailing Address:
625 Creek Road, Bellmawr, NJ 08031

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/17/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/30/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900815846	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14444806

Event: 05/13/1986

AERIAL LIFT MALFUNCTIONED AND FELL; EMPLOYEE INJURED

AN INSULATION MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON THE PLATFORM OF A VERTICAL TOWER AERIAL LIFT (RIDER LIFT R-19). AS THE PLATFORM WAS RAISED THE LIFT FAILED, CAUSING THE PLATFORM TO FALL 14 FEET. IT CAME TO REST IN AN INCLINED POSITION, THE HIGHER END BEING SUPPORTED BY THE SCISSORS ARM RAM AND KEPT ABOUT 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE PLATFORM. HE SUFFERED ABRASIONS AND BRUISES TO HIS SIDE AND RIBS. SEVERAL SHEETS OF INSULATION THAT HAD DRAPED THEMSELVES OVER THE GUARDRAIL BROKE THE FALL AND PREVENTED MORE SERIOUS INJURIES.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, ABRASION, RIB, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3305729			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Insulation Workers

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