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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101361947 - Cross State Towing Company
Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office
Site Address:
Cross State Towing Company
1746 East Adams Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4449
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Unprog Rel
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/15/1991
Planning Guide: Safety-Maritime
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/28/1991
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360129605 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Current Violations | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $5,200 | $0 | $0 | $200 | $0 | $5,400 |
| Current Penalty | $5,200 | $0 | $0 | $200 | $0 | $5,400 |
| 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 | 19100180 D03 | 04/15/1991 | 05/02/1991 | $800 | $800 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100180 D06 | 04/15/1991 | 05/02/1991 | $800 | $800 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100180 G01 | 04/15/1991 | 05/02/1991 | $800 | $800 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19180013 A | 04/15/1991 | 04/18/1991 | $800 | $800 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Serious | 19180074 A02 | 04/15/1991 | 04/18/1991 | $800 | $800 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01006 | Serious | 19180074 A09 | 04/15/1991 | 05/15/1991 | $800 | $800 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 01007 | Serious | 19180074 A10 | 04/15/1991 | 04/19/1991 | $400 | $400 | $0 | - | ||
| 8. | 02001 | Other | 19030002 A01 | 04/15/1991 | 04/18/1991 | $100 | $100 | $0 | - | ||
| 9. | 02002 | Other | 19040002 A | 04/15/1991 | 05/15/1991 | $100 | $100 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On October 25, 1990, Employee #1, a longshoreman, was a member of a gang unloading coils of wire from a barge using a shore-based American, model 999, 110-ton crawler crane rented from an adjacent tow-barge company. The yard that sold the crane 6 months earlier did not have a 110T boom available and fitted what they thought was a 250T boom on the crane. In fact, the boom was a guy derrick boom, not a lift crane boom, an unauthorized configuration for which a load rating chart does not exist. The surveyor of the certifying company did not detect the unauthorized configuration, nor did it inspect under the rubber "rub wraps" on the upper lacings in the top section of the boom. The boom failed while unloading a draft of 17 wire coils and struck and killed Employee #1. After the accident, serious oxidation of the lacings under the rub wraps was found, in some cases rusted through with pin holes. A computed lift weight of more than 50,000 lb and a position that was off level by 5 degrees combined to overload the already weakened boom. The relative location of the dropped draft and the failed boom indicates side loading of the boom.
Keywords: OVERLOADED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, OFF LOADING, LONGSHORING, INADEQUATE MAINT, CRANE BOOM, CRAWLER CRANE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101361947 | Occupation Not Listed |