Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1203876 - South Florida Prestressed

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1203876

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 03/08/1985

Site Address:
South Florida Prestressed
1380 Ne 48 Street
Pompano Beach, FL 33064

Mailing Address:
1380 Ne 48 Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33064

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3272

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/13/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/10/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360533632

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$300	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,300
Current Penalty	$1,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,100
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	19100219 F03	04/25/1985	04/28/1985	$200	$300	$0	05/17/1985	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	5A0001	04/25/1985	04/28/1985	$900	$9,000	$0	05/17/1985	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14525919

Event: 03/07/1985

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY WHEEL OF A TRAVELIFT

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE STRIPPING PERMA-SPAN UNITS FROM A PRESTRESSED CASTING BED. THE UNITS WERE BEING LIFTED BY A DROTT 650, SERIAL #3157, TRAVELIFT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING UP CASTING BED AREAS BETWEEN THE PRESTRESSED UNIT LINES. ONE OF THE CASTING BED DRAINS APPARENTLY WAS BLOCKED, SO EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A PIECE OF TENSIONING CABLE TO ROD OUT THE DRAIN. HE WAS STANDING IN THE PATH OF THE RIGHT WHEELS OF THE TRAVELIFT. WHEN THE TRAVELIFT MOVED TO THE WEST, TO STRIP ANOTHER UNIT, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK AND RUN OVER BY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. TRAVELIFT WHEELS HAVE NO PERSONNEL DEFLECTING TYPE WHEEL GUARDS. THE TRAVELIFT HAD NO EFFECTIVE AUDIBLE OR VISUAL WARNING SYSTEM IN USE AT THE TIME TO KEEP EMPLOYEES CLEAR OF THE HAZARDOUS AREA SURROUNDING IT.

Keywords: WHEEL, WORK RULES, ALARM, MOBILE CRANE, CRUSHED, RUN OVER, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1203876			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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