Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104223888 - Process Mechanical, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104223888

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 01/04/1989

Site Address:
Process Mechanical, Inc.
5450 Locust Road S.W.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Mailing Address:
7420 Unity Avenue N., Minneapolis, MN 55443

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/17/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/1989

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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.	01001	Serious	19260451 M06	02/03/1989	02/12/1989	$350	$350	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1002377

Event: 01/04/1989

Employee injured after falling from scaffold

Employee #1 and a coworker had installed a scaffold on the outside of a tank, welded carpenter brackets to the tank, and installed a wire rope for the top guardrail, using wire rope clips for fasteners. They fastened one end of the guardrail and proceeded to fasten the other, tightening the wire rope clip nut with their fingers only. Upon returning from lunch, the two employees forgot to tighten the wire rope clip nut with a wrench and proceeded to weld on the scaffold. When Employee #1 leaned on the wire rope, it slipped out of the wire clip. He fell 10 feet 6 1/2 inches to the floor and was hospitalized.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WIRE ROPE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, TANK, INATTENTION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104223888			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Structural metal workers

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