Inspection Detail
Inspection: 103207775 - Florida Crushed Stone
Inspection Information - Office: Calumet City
Site Address:
Florida Crushed Stone
4300 S. Ridgeland Avenue
Stickney, IL 60402
Mailing Address:
1616 S. 14th Street, Leesburg, FL 32749
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1795
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/25/1990
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/08/1990
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360325138 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $700 |
Current Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
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 | 06/27/1990 | 06/30/1990 | $560 | $700 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 1:40 p.m. on April 27, 1990, Employee #1 was working at a dock storage area dismantling steel beams on an electrical buss cans. He used a cutting torch to remove the braces from the I-beam but positioned himself under the beam without securing the beam from falling on him. When the final cut was completed, the beam fell, pinning him and crushing his rib cage into his knees. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.
Keywords: STEEL BEAM, ASPHYXIATED, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 103207775 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |