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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 113673313 - Union Maintenance Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Avenel Area Office
Site Address:
Union Maintenance Corp.
Broadway & Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10310
Mailing Address:
54 Winant St., Staten Island, NY 10303
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1721
NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 03/02/2004
Emphasis: S:Shipyards
Case Closed: 03/02/2004
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101310894 |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on September 3, 2003, Employee #1 with Union Maintenance was removing debris from a floating dry dock by shoveling it into large dump buckets which were then removed by a barge mounted crane. After the crane's boom cable snapped, its 200-ft-long boom to fell onto the 37-ft-high south wing wall of the dry dock. The boom then fell into the dry dock, striking Employee #1 in the head, and killing him.
Keywords: HEAD, DOCK, WIRE ROPE, COLLAPSE, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 113673313 | Fatality | Other | Laborers, except construction |