Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101264471 - Metromont Materials Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101264471

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 12/31/1987

Site Address:
Metromont Materials Corp.
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive - Central Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30303

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1292, Spartanburg, SC 29304

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/20/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901088088	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
Current Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
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	19260700 A	06/27/1988	08/09/1988	$630	$630	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 607416

Event: 12/31/1987

TRUCK CRANE BOOM COLLAPSED, CAUSING NO INJURIES

A 140 TON LINK-BELT FMC 238A TRUCK CRANE WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE CENTER COLUMN OF A PARKING GARAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE COLUMN WAS 72 FEET LONG AND WEIGHED 60,900 POUNDS. TWO LINES WERE BEING USED; ONE WAS RIGGED TO A LARGE LIFTING LOOP AT THE TOP OF THE COLUMN AND THE SECOND WAS RIGGED TO THE THIRD AND FIFTH EMBEDDED SIDE LIFTING LOOPS. THE COLUMN HAD BEEN LIFTED AND WAS BEING "ROLLED" FROM A HORIZONTAL TO A VERTICAL POSITION WHEN THE FIFTH LIFTING LOOP BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE COLUMN, ALONG WITH THE 150 FOOT CRANE BOOM, TO FALL INTO A DOWNTOWN INTERSECTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE LIFTING LOOP WHICH BROKE DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY FACTOR OF AT LEAST 5 TIMES THE WORKING LOAD, AS REQUIRED BY ANSI A 10.9 - 1970, SECTION 9.8, OR SAFETY FACTOR OF 4 AS REQUIRED BY ANSI A10,9 - 1983, SECTION 9.3.3. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT PUBLICITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM THIS ACCIDENT. THE CONCRETE COLUMN HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED AT THE COMPANY'S PRESTRESS CONCRETE PLANT.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, CRANE BOOM, TRUCK CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, CRANE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101264471					Occupation Not Listed

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