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Inspection: 100488717 - Politis Construction Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 100488717
Report ID: 0214200
Date Opened: 01/20/1988

Site Address:
Politis Construction Company, Inc.
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079

Mailing Address:
225 Prospect Place, Rutherford, NJ 07070

Union Status: Union

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/28/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/14/1989

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360663819
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 12 2 14
Current Violations 12 12
Initial Penalty $7,560 $20,000 $0 $0 $0 $27,560
Current Penalty $4,750 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,750
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 19260020 B01 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $540 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
2. 01002 Serious 19260021 B02 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $540 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
3. 01003 Serious 19260100 A 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $810 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
4. 01004 Serious 19260152 A01 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $540 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
5. 01005 Serious 19260300 B02 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $360 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
6. 01006 Serious 19260304 F 07/11/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $630 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
7. 01007A Serious 19260350 A01 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $720 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
8. 01007B Serious 19260350 A09 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $0 $0 $0 08/02/1988 -  
9. 01008 Serious 19260350 J 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $720 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
10. 01009 Serious 19260500 D01 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $720 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
11. 01010 Serious 19260550 A09 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $396 $630 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
12. 01011 Serious 19260550 B02 07/12/1988 07/18/1988 $396 $810 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
13. 01012 Serious 19260652 B 07/12/1988 07/18/1988 $396 $540 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission  
14. 02001 Willful 19260550 A05 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $10,000 $10,000 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission Citation has been deleted.
15. 02002A Willful 19260550 A07 I 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $10,000 $10,000 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission Citation has been deleted.
16. 02002B Willful 19260550 A07 I 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $0 $0 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission Citation has been deleted.
17. 02002C Willful 19260550 A07 II 07/12/1988 07/15/1988 $0 $0 $0 08/02/1988 R - Review Commission Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14307490
Event: 01/19/1988
Two employees killed, two hospitalized, by collapsing boom

Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were having an afternoon break on the third level of a poured concrete construction job. At the same time, a crane over their heads was moving a load of plywood for forms over their heads when its boom collapsed. Employees #1 and #2 were struck and killed. Employees #3 and #4 required hospitalization. Investigation revealed that a gantry sheave pin had sheared in half from lack of lubrication, which allowed the boom to fall forward, taking up slack in the boom cable. The cable broke once the slack was gone, allowing the boom to fall from the boom cable. The cable had been scheduled for replacement but this had been delayed due to the tight construction schedule. Also, the crane was being operated with one of its boom stops removed.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, COLLAPSE, INADEQUATE MAINT, PIN, CRANE BOOM, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, SHEARED

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 100488717 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported
2 100488717 Hospitalized injury Strain/Sprain Occupation not reported
3 100488717 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported
4 100488717 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported
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