Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107574576 - Machen Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107574576

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 08/12/1991

Site Address:
Machen Construction Co.
5401 Lindsey Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72206

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360670632

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 568535

Event: 08/09/1991

Employee killed when operator's cab is crushed by boom

Employee #1, 70 years old, was moving an FMC 96,000 pound Link Belt drag line into position to take it off a barge. The employee misjudged his position on the barge and the machine ran off the front edge of the barge and nose dived into the soft dirt which had been pushed up against the barge. This caused the 56,000 pound counterweight to shift to the left, in turn causing the 100 foot boom to lift into the air and then fall back across part of the operator's cab. Employee #1 was crushed and pinned in the cab. He died instantly.

Keywords: BOOM, COUNTERBALANCE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107574576			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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