Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123619041 - D & S Signs & Supply,Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123619041

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 07/29/1999

Site Address:
D & S Signs & Supply,Inc.
1066 North Main
Vidor, TX 77662

Mailing Address:
790 Chamberlain, Beaumont, TX 77707

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/29/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/20/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360974919

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19260021 B02	08/31/1999	09/13/1999	$250	$250	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260453 B02 V	08/31/1999	09/03/1999	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002	Serious	19100067 C02 V	08/31/1999	09/03/1999	$250	$250	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14411458

Event: 07/28/1999

Employee killed in fall with aerial lift bucket

Employee #1, a boom operator, used an aerial lift bucket truck with a telescoping ladder boom to inspect and perform maintenance on an approximately 40 ft high sign. He was in the basket when it detached from the end of the boom and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was killed. He was not wearing a safety body belt. It is not known if Employee #1 inserted the pin to secure the basket to the end of the boom.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, MAINTENANCE, BOOM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TRUCK BOOM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123619041			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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