Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104467337 - Williams Equipment Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104467337

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 02/24/1992

Site Address:
Williams Equipment Corp.
6675 Business Parkway, Bldg. D-1
Elkridge, MD 21227

Mailing Address:
8587 J. D. Dreading Drive, Manasses, VA 22110

Union Status: Union

SIC:7353

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/18/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/11/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360223770

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,638	$24,255	$0	$0	$0	$25,893
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	19260602 B03	04/15/1992	04/20/1992	$2,500	$24,255	$0	04/21/1992	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19260021 B02	04/15/1992	04/20/1992	$0	$1,638	$0	04/21/1992	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170751036

Event: 02/24/1992

EMPLOYEE BRUISED WHEN MOBILE TRUCK CRANE OVERTURNS

AT 1:30 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 24, 1992, A 140-TON P&M MOBILE TRUCK CRANE, MODEL 9125A, SERIAL #47038, WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HOISTING AND LOWERING A CONCRETE TILT-WALL PANEL. THE CRANE TIPPED END-OVER-END, LANDING UPSIDE-DOWN ON TOP OF THE PANEL WITH THE OPERATOR, EMPLOYEE #1, INSIDE THE CAB. THE CRANE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. EMPLOYEE #1 ESCAPED INJURY EXCEPT FOR BRUISES. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CRANE WAS NOT SET UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS' SPECIFICATIONS; THE WEIGHT OF THE PANEL EXCEEDED THE LIFTING CAPACITY OF THE CRANE'S LOAD CHART BY 16,400 POUNDS. THE OPERATOR WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT WEIGHT OF THE LOAD AND LIFTING DEVICES AND THE EXACT RADIUS AND ANGLE OF THE BEAM OF THE CRANE. THE CRANE OPERATOR HAD OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OPERATING CRANES.

Keywords: TRUCK CRANE, WORK RULES, CONCRETE PANEL, MOBILE CRANE, OVERLOADED, CRANE OPERATOR, CONTUSION, CRANE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104467337			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Crane and tower operators

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