Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123559221 - Ramex Construction Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123559221

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 04/25/1994

Site Address:
Ramex Construction Co., Inc.
9814 Fairbanks N Houston
Houston, TX 77060

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 34547, Houston, TX 77234

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/29/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360901052

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			3		9
Current Violations	4			3		7
Initial Penalty	$13,875	$0	$0	$900	$0	$14,775
Current Penalty	$2,438	$0	$0	$450	$0	$2,888
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	Serious	19260021 B02	05/20/1994	05/25/1994	$4,500	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19260550 A17	05/20/1994	05/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	06/07/1994	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01002	Serious	19260350 A10	05/20/1994	05/25/1994	$650	$1,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19260550 A13 II	05/20/1994	05/31/1994	$650	$1,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19260550 A14 I	05/20/1994	05/31/1994	$650	$1,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19260550 B02	05/20/1994	05/25/1994	$488	$975	$0		I - Informal Settlement
7.	01006	Serious	19260550 A17	05/20/1994	05/25/1994	$4,500	$4,500	$0	06/07/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
8.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	05/20/1994	05/25/1994	$450	$900	$0		I - Informal Settlement
9.	02002	Other	19040005 C	05/20/1994	05/25/1994	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
10.	02003	Other	19100020 G02	05/20/1994	05/31/1994	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14465744

Event: 04/22/1994

Crane operator struck and killed by crane boom

On or about April 24, 1994, Employee #1, a crane operator, was dismantling the boom of a crane. He was underneath the intermediate section taking out the pins when the intermediate and butt sections gave way, striking and killing him. The crane was a FMC link belt crawler crane, serial #9LG4903. The boom was approximately 60 ft long, with a 20 ft (6.096m) point section.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123559221			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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