Inspection 344957246 OPENED OCT 5, 2020Closed
4300 Alma Lane, Lake Charles, LA 70605 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 5, 2020 (fatal): One employee is killed, four are injured when scaffold tips
At 8:00 a.m. on October 5, 2020, Employee #1 and four coworkers including a foreman, employed by a construction company specializing in concrete tanks, were painting interior joints of a two million gallon water storage tank. They were working from a scaffold mounted on an employer-fabricated rolling base. As the coworkers attempted to move the scaffold, one of the scaffold wheels slipped into a 9-inch deep hole in the concrete floor. The scaffold tipped over. Employee #1 fell 30 feet to the concrete surface, sustained blunt force traumatic injuries, and was killed. His four coworkers fell from lower levels of the scaffold. The coworkers received treatment for their injuries, but none required hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements |
Serious | $12,288 | $12,288 | Mar 31, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2) · Scaffold training |
Serious | $12,288 | $0 | Mar 31, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold |
Other-than-serious | $12,288 | $12,288 | Mar 31, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1926.452(w)(5) · Rules for each type of scaffold |
Serious | $12,288 | $12,288 | Mar 31, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1926.452(w)(6)(i) · Rules for each type of scaffold |
Serious | $12,288 | $0 | Mar 31, 2021 | Final |