Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109628503 - Amsco, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109628503

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 10/24/1994

Site Address:
Amsco, Inc.
Lincoln Road
Lincoln, MA 01773

Mailing Address:
12 Delta Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/14/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/08/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361154974

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	5A0001	02/27/1995	03/02/1995	$0	$7,000	$0	03/17/1995	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	19260500 B02	02/27/1995	03/02/1995	$0	$7,000	$0	03/17/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 656066

Event: 10/21/1994

Employee killed, another injured by falling concrete end cap

Employees #1 and #2 were setting a 5 ton concrete end cap into place. The end cap was being lowered by a crane and the employees were pushing on the bottom with the crowbars. Both of the #6 precast rebars snapped off, causing the piece to fall onto both employees. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 sustained minor injuries.

Keywords: REBAR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, PRY BAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109628503			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	109628503			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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