Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115981904 - J.E. Dunn Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 115981904

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 02/20/1996

Site Address:
J.E. Dunn Construction Company
20 W 9th
Kansas City, MO 64105

Mailing Address:
929 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64106

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/19/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/23/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361886013

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	Serious	19260501 B01	04/03/1996	07/12/1996	$3,500	$5,000	$0	04/09/1996	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170789218

Event: 02/19/1996

Employee killed in fall from personnel hoist tower

At approximately 11:15 a.m., Employee #1 and three coworkers were removing four sections of a personnel hoist tower. The top of the tower was protected by a standard guardrail, except for an 11 in. gap on either side of the mast. Two of the coworkers were pulling the counterweight cable to remove slack, and Employee #1 was placing the wire clamp next to the sheave on the cathead. Employee #1 was hitting the clamp with a wrench when he lost his balance and fell 150 ft through the gap to the bottom of the elevator shaft. He was killed. The distance from the mast to the sheave was 65 in.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ELEVATOR, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115981904			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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