Inspection Detail
Inspection: 109147850 - Tic - The Industrial Company
Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office
Site Address:
Tic - The Industrial Company
Colonel'S Island, Berthing Area No. 1
Brunswick, GA 31525
Mailing Address:
2211 Elk River Road, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1611
NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/24/2002
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 08/12/2003
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100901958 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $6,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,300 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | $2,500 |
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. | 01001 | Other | 19260021 B02 | 03/25/2003 | 04/18/2003 | $2,500 | $6,300 | $0 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
On October 23, 2002, Employee #1 was taking the measurements of a clam shell bucket on the American crawler crane. The crane was landed over unstable wood cribbing positioned on a sloped surface, causing the bucket to fall over on Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed. The accident was caused because the surface that the clam shell bucket was placed on was unstable. The clam shell bucket not being safely positioned, secured, or blocked before tension was released on the holding line. The soil under the wooden cribbing where the clam shell bucket was placed and the wood cribbing that was placed between the barge for the crane and the river bank was not level. The earthen material underneath the wooden cribbing was observed to have cracks and fissures, indicating that the movement of the barge during the operation of the crane and during the water river changes. These factors created an unstable surface to safely place the clam shell bucket.
Keywords: BARGE, MEASURING DEVICE, UNSECURED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, STRUCK BY, SLOPE, CRANE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 109147850 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |