Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105528228 - Scott Bridge Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Chattanooga Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 105528228

Report ID: 0454713

Date Opened: 08/12/1987

Site Address:
Scott Bridge Company Inc
Great Falls Dam
Rock Island, TN 38581

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2038, Opelika, AL 36801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360778211

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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
1.	01001A	Serious	19260550 B02	09/25/1987	09/30/1987	$1,000	$1,000	$0	10/15/1987	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01001B	Serious	19260550 B02	09/25/1987	09/30/1987	$0	$0	$0	10/15/1987	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	01001C	Serious	19260550 B02	09/25/1987	09/30/1987	$0	$0	$0	10/15/1987	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 977074

Event: 08/10/1987

One employee killed, one injured when boom collapses

Employees #1 and #2 were members of a bridge construction crew that was using an American 100 ton capacity crane to move a 44,300 lb template into place. Employee #1 was standing on the barge on which the crane was mounted, and Employee #2 was on the barge arranging the rigging to hook up the template to the crane's two wire rope lifting cables. The boom collapsed and fell, striking Employee #1 on the back and pinning him against the barge dock. He was killed. Employee #2 was knocked into the river by a cable that whipped across the barge when the boom collapsed. He was wearing a life vest and was pulled from the water by coworkers. He sustained multiple bruises and contusions on his legs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BARGE, WIRE ROPE, COLLAPSE, CRANE BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, RIVER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105528228			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	105528228			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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