Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1487387.015 - Fulgent Contracting Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington
Site Address:
Fulgent Contracting Corporation
Beebe Surgical Center
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 40, Stevensville, MD 21666
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/07/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/19/2021
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1640443 | ||
Inspection | 1487413 | Yes | |
Inspection | 1487412 | Yes |
Investigation Summary
At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 2020, Employee #1 and coworkers, a crew employed by a structural steel construction company, were working at a multi-employer construc tion project, a four-story commercial building. Employee #1 was directing the c rew while they set up a jib crane. A storm with lightning was approaching, so t hree blasts on an alert horn alerted the employees to shut everything down, get off the building, and take cover. Employee #1 approached the crane operator to alert him. An oiler was working at the top of the crane boom to set up the jib. Someone yelled up to the oiler to tell him not to pull the pin. Apparently th e oiler misheard and thought he was being instructed to pull the pin, which he p roceeded to do. The jib, weighing 6,600 pounds, fell and struck Employee #1. E mployee #1 was killed.
Keywords:blunt force trauma, construction, crane, crane operator, falling object, jib crane, lightning, storm, struck by
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1487387.015 | Fatality | Construction trades, n.e.c. |