Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109135228 - Massman Construction Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109135228

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 03/21/1997

Site Address:
Massman Construction Company, Inc.
1 Dove Field Road
Darien, GA 31305

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 8458, Kansas City, MO 64114

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/24/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/21/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100900182

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$500	$0	$3,000
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	Note
1.	01001	Other	19260550 A05	09/02/1997	09/12/1997	$500	$3,500	$0	09/23/1997	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19260550 A07 II	09/02/1997	09/12/1997	$2,500	$3,500	$0	09/23/1997	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19260550 A16	09/02/1997	09/12/1997	$3,500	$3,500	$0	09/23/1997	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200900231

Event: 03/21/1997

Employee killed when struck by load block

Employee #1, age 19, and coworkers were involved with a nighttime caisson drilling project. He was attending a bentonite slurry hole charging station at the slurry overflow pit immediately beside the hole being drilled, while a kelly bar and loaded drilling bucket were being hoisted out of the hole. The wire rope load line parted and the drilling tools fell back into the hole. When they struck the bottom, the single-sheave, 15,000 lb load block became detached from the swivel shackle attachment (picking point) atop the kelly bar, which allowed the load block to fall further. It struck and killed Employee #1.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, WIRE ROPE, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109135228			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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