Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 589438.015 - Baker Refrigeration Systems, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 589438.015

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 08/15/2012

Site Address:
Baker Refrigeration Systems, Inc.
3931 N. Arkansas Avenue
Russellville, AR 72802

Mailing Address:
3931 N. Arkansas Avenue, Russellville, AR 72802

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

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

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/2012

Emphasis: N:Ctarget, L:Constr6, L:Demolit

Case Closed: 12/10/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	519330

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
Current Penalty	$2,940	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,940
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	19260850 A	11/14/2012	11/23/2012	$2,940	$4,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 25835.015

Event: 08/14/2012

Employee cutting I-beam is struck and killed by collapsing a

At 8:00 a.m. on August 14, 2012, an employee was working for a construction firm. He was emplacing reinforcing steel in a building some 4.6 meters (15 feet) tall. He was using a torch to cut an I-beam in a building structure. The structures roof awning collapsed when the I-beam was cut. It struck the employee. He sustained massive head and neck injuries. He was killed.

Keywords: Beam, Collapse, Construction, Cutting And Burning, Falling Object, Head, Neck, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Torch, Unstable Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	589438.015	64	M	Fatality		Supervisors, production occupations

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