Inspection Detail

Inspection: 806760 - Avalanche Wrecking Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 806760

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 08/05/1985

Site Address:
Avalanche Wrecking Corp.
2431 Broadway
New York, NY 10024

Mailing Address:
720 Anderson Avenue, Ciffside Park, NJ 07010

Union Status: Union

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/08/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/04/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900870015	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
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	08/26/1985	08/26/1985	$420	$420	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260855 B	08/26/1985	08/26/1985	$280	$280	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14488126

Event: 08/05/1985

Employee injured in collapse of floor during demolition

Employee #1 was using a pneumatic paving breaker to cut out 6 in. concrete arches between 2 in. by 10 in. steel beams in the floor of a building that was being demolished. An arch was prematurely covered with debris and the floor collapsed. Employee #1 fell, sustaining serious injuries from multiple lacerations. He was not provided with a plank to stand on while working.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	806760			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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