Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115991473 - Havens Steel Erectors Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 115991473

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 07/28/1992

Site Address:
Havens Steel Erectors Co.
3201 West Broadway
Sedalia, MO 65302

Mailing Address:
7219 East 17th, Kansas City, MO 64126

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360878797

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1		1		2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$35,000	$0	$0	$0	$35,000
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.	01001A	Willful	19260028 A	09/09/1992	09/21/1992	$35,000	$35,000	$0	09/22/1992	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Willful	5A0001	09/09/1992	09/21/1992	$0	$0	$0	09/22/1992	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Other	19040004	09/09/1992	10/05/1992	$0	$0	$0	09/22/1992	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14418636

Event: 07/27/1992

Employee killed in fall from truss girder

At 11:40 p.m. on July 27, 1992, Employee #1, a journeyman iron worker, was welding bar joists 22 ft above ground level. Evidently, while he was pulling up the welding lead by the electrode holder, the holder detached and the employee lost his balance. He fell 22 feet and sustained serious head injuries from which he died. He was not using fall protection. He had worked for the employer for 3 1/2 years and had been an iron worker for 33 years.

Keywords: HEAD, TRUSS, GIRDER, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, WELDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115991473			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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