Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100260165 - Ecco Steel Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100260165

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 08/22/1985

Site Address:
Ecco Steel Inc
2315 France Road
New Orleans, LA 70117

Mailing Address:
Po Box 853, Theodore, LA 36582

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/23/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/23/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360671341

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14393268

Event: 08/20/1985

Employee killed when struck by crane boom

Employee #1 was standing atop a 160-ft-high by 33-in.-diameter silo in a cement storage terminal, giving signals to a crane. The crane, which had a 160-ft-long main boom and a 50-ft-jig, was fitted with a scraper device. The H-shaped scraper was constructed of 8-in.-diameter pipe with a 20-ft-long center piece made of two 10-ft-long pieces, perpendicular to the smaller pipe. The scraper was lowered through a hole in the top of the silo and raised and lowered to loosen cement powder that had stuck to the sides of the silo. Apparently the scraper was lowered too far and cement powder broke loose from the sides, covering the scraper with approximately 35 ft of cement. This pulled the jig boom forward about 3 ft and into the pipe handrail, causing the boom to collapse and fall. The boom struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, SIGNALMAN, COLLAPSE, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100260165			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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