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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100788470 - Jensen Construction Company
Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office
Site Address:
Jensen Construction Company
Jupiter & Spring Creek
Plano, TX 75023
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 3345, Des Moines, TX 50316
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1611
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/27/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/09/1992
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360344279 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 03/03/1988 | 03/18/1988 | $0 | $560 | $0 | 03/07/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 AND SEVERAL OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A CONCRETE BATCH PLANT FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. THEY WERE NEARLY DONE WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 DECIDED TO HELP THE CRANE CREW GET THE CRANE READY TO BE MOVED. EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN PLACING THE METAL OUTRIGGER PLATES INTO HOLDERS ON THE REAR OF A GROVE TM 875 CRANE. HE POSITIONED HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE REAR ENGINE HOUSING AND A RETRACTABLE COUNTERWEIGHT. AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CRANE SERVICE COMPANY ACTIVATED A HYDRAULIC SWITCH TO RETRACT THE COUNTERWEIGHT. EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ENGINE HOUSING AND THE RETRACTING COUNTERWEIGHT AND WAS CRUSHED. HE WAS KILLED.
Keywords: HEAD, COUNTERBALANCE, WORK RULES, INATTENTION, DISMANTLING, CRUSHED, CRANE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100788470 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |