Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3350048 - Beacon Masonry Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Manassas (Regional Office)- Safety 0355114
Site Address:
Beacon Masonry Corporation
3028 Javier Road
Fairfax, VA 22031
Mailing Address:
8486 Terminal Road, Newington, VA 22122
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1741
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/31/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/25/1986
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360604441 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $800 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $800 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Repeat | 19260451 D10 | 02/11/1986 | 02/15/1986 | $800 | $800 | $0 | 02/20/1986 | W - Empr Withdrew |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:50 a.m. on December 24, 1985, Employee #1 was working on the seventh buck level of a 75 ft long tubular welded frame scaffold, preparing to raise the scaffold boards to the next level. He was approximately 42 to 45 ft above ground and adjacent to the fourth floor of a 5-floor office building under construction. The scaffold had no midrail installed as part of the guardrail system. Employee #1 was walking toward the north end of the scaffold along the outermost plank when he stepped across the third buck from the north end. The board he stepped from overlapped the end board and he could not see that the end board did not overlap the buck. The end board tipped up and down and he fell to the ground, landing on his head. Employee #1 died of severe head injuries. A few days prior, a gust of wind had blown the end board down and Employee #1 had put it back in place. The improperly reinstalled board plus the lack of a midrail were apparently the causes of the accident.
Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, MIDRAIL, GUARDRAIL, INADEQUATE MAINT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 3350048 | Fatality | Concussion | Construction laborers |