Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14694855 - Geiger & Peters Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 14694855

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 04/12/1984

Site Address:
Geiger & Peters Inc
Caterpillar Plant 3701 E Hwy 26
Lafayette, IN 47905

Mailing Address:
761 S Sherman Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46203

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/31/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360581086

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,300
Current Penalty	$650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$650
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
1.	01001A	Serious	220008012	05/23/1984	04/13/1984	$500	$1,000	$0	07/03/1984	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260700 A	05/23/1984	04/13/1984	$0	$0	$0	07/03/1984	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19260100 A	05/23/1984	04/12/1984	$150	$300	$0	07/03/1984	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14465116

Event: 04/11/1984

PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL FELL ON EMPLOYEES.

ON APRIL 11, 1984, AT 3:30 - 3:45 PM, EMPLOYEES #1,2, AND 3 WERE PLACING CRIBBING FOR SUPPORT OF AN OUTRIGGER ON A GROVE CRANE, SERIAL NUMBER 33674, MODEL RT 655, WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK BY A FALLING PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL WEIGHING 21,372 POUNDS. THE PANEL WAS BEING SET ON THE EAST WALL OF THE BUILDING , BUT HAD TEMPORARILY BEEN PLACED ON THE GROUND, AND SUPPORTED AGAINST THE BUILDING STEEL WHILE THE CRIBBING WAS BEING COMPLETED. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN PICKING UP CRIBBING MATERIAL AND WAS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE PANEL WHEN IT FELL ON HIM, CAUSING FATAL HEAD INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CRIBBING OPERATION AND WAS PUSHED 10 - 15 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST, SUFFERING ABRASIONS ON HIS RIGHT ARM. EMPLOYEE #3 WAS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CRIBBING OPERATION AND WAS PINNED UNDER THE PANEL. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN CLAVICLE AND A NECK LACERATION. THE PANEL HAD BEEN LEFT STANDING UPRIGHT , UNSECURED, ON SOFT SOIL WHILE THE EMPLOYEE'S ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON THE CRIBBING OPERATION. THE CRANE OUTRIGGER HAD NOT BEEN SUPPORTED PROPERLY FOR THE EXISTING SOIL CONDITIONS.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CRANE OUTRIGGER, CONCRETE PANEL, CRUSHED, LACERATION, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14694855	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers
2	14694855	Fatality	Fracture	Structural metal workers
3	14694855	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Structural metal workers

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