Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100093384 - Brown & Kerr Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100093384

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 07/23/1985

Site Address:
Brown & Kerr Inc
844 N Larrabee
Chicago, IL 60610

Mailing Address:
1020 S Plant Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090

Union Status: Union

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/01/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360544936

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$320	$0	$0	$0	$0	$320
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	19260550 A09	08/06/1985	08/09/1985	$320	$640	$0	08/30/1985	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14385280

Event: 07/02/1985

Employee killed when crushed by crane counterweight

Employee #1 (an aider, or operator helper) was working near an FMC Link Belt 50-ton hydraulic truck crane. The crane was being used to hoist and lower materials from a one-story building during installation of a prebuilt roof. Employee #1 placed himself within the swing radius of the rear of the rotating superstructure and was crushed and killed between the counterweight and the body of the crane. Accessible areas within the swing radius of the crane's rotating superstructure had not been barricaded.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, WORK RULES, CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT, GUARDRAIL, TRUCK CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100093384			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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