Inspection Detail

Inspection: 605725 - Houck Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 605725

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 03/06/1985

Site Address:
Houck Services Inc
Messiah College
Grantham, PA 17027

Mailing Address:
Lingles Town Road Po Box 6217, Harrisburg, PA 17112

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/10/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360656011

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	19260028 A	03/29/1985	04/01/1985	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19040008	03/29/1985	04/01/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14470553

Event: 02/20/1985

Employee killed in fall from wall

Employee #1 and coworkers were working atop a 9 ft 4 in. high by 8 in. wide by 15 ft long wall. Using a 2 in. concrete pump hose and a vibrator (110 ac), they were pouring concrete into cores of 8 in. by 8 in. by 16 in. plugs, three rows on each end of the wall. A coworker tried to pass the concrete pump hose to Employee #1, but knocked him off balance. Employee #1 fell to the ground, fracturing his skull. He was killed.

Keywords: LOST BALANCE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE FORM WORK, WALL, WORK RULES, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	605725			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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