Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1163633 - Columbus Machine & Welding Works Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1163633

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 08/28/1984

Site Address:
Columbus Machine & Welding Works Inc
Section 3 T19s R17w Lowndes County
Columbus, MS 39701

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2403, Columbus, MS 39704

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/09/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360538367

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14349450

Event: 08/27/1984

Employee killed when crushed by falling concrete beam

Employee #1 was lying on his back welding a concrete bridge cap to the second of five steel piling supports. A dump truck, apparently running out of control, hit the bridge cap and caused the 5 ton concrete beam to fall on top of him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CONCRETE BEAM, COLLISION, BRIDGE, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1163633			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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