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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 106851868 - Cagle Construction Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office
Site Address:
Cagle Construction Co.
Right Of Way At 2802 Millford St.
Houston, TX 77083
Mailing Address:
6550 Addicks Fairbanks Rd., Houston, TX 77040
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/13/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/09/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360158505 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 10/20/1988 | 10/23/1988 | $560 | $560 | $0 | 11/01/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260550 B02 | 10/20/1988 | 10/25/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/01/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was helping two coworkers dismantle a crane boom on a crawler crane. The crane operator had driven the crane to a remote area in order to dismantle the boom, which was laid down to within 18 in. of the ground. The load block had been removed when the foreman called for Employee #1 and the two coworkers to come back to the intersection and operate a D-3 dozer to spread base material. About an hour later, the three employees returned to the crawler crane to continue dismantling the boom. The crane operator was using a sledgehammer to remove the bottom two pins from the first head section of boom. He knocked out one pin and was knocking out the other one when Employee #1 asked if he could do it. Employee #1 prematurely removed a pin holding a boom section, causing the boom to fall on him, killing him. The boom had not been properly blocked and the suspension ropes had not been relocated as they should have been according to the operator's manual.
Keywords: DISMANTLING, PIN, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CRAWLER CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106851868 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |