Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101268779 - D.E. Britten Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101268779

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 09/30/1987

Site Address:
D.E. Britten Incorporated
Highway 301 & Tampa East Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33619

Mailing Address:
12901 North Nebraska Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/20/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 01/11/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360728216

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19260020 B01	10/29/1987	12/03/1987	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	10/29/1987	11/03/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14516926

Event: 09/29/1987

Employee killed when struck by falling crane load

A sheave on a hydraulic crane slipped from its retaining bracket, causing a partially loaded clamshell bucket to drop. The bucket struck Employee #1, crushing and killing him. Subsequent investigation revealed a shut load-bearing plate on the sheave. This likely resulted in the sheave becoming overloaded and the retaining pin being pulled out of its mounting bracket. When the sheave flew out from its mounting, the load line slipped and the bucket fell.

Keywords: SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HYDRAULIC CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101268779			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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