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Inspection: 14968549 - The Columbus Company

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

 

Inspection Nr: 14968549
Report ID: 0453710
Date Opened: 06/05/1985

Site Address:
The Columbus Company
6603 Old Dowd Rd
Charlotte, NC 28208

Mailing Address:
C/O Day & Zimmerman Inc 3850 Airport Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/07/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/17/1985

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360612840
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 3 4
Current Violations 1 3 4
Initial Penalty $480 $0 $0 $0 $0 $480
Current Penalty $480 $0 $0 $0 $0 $480
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 19260550 B02 07/05/1985 07/08/1985 $480 $480 $0 -  
2. 02001 Other 19260550 A06 07/05/1985 08/05/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02002 Other 19260550 A12 07/05/1985 07/15/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 02003 Other 19260550 A14 I 07/05/1985 07/08/1985 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14339717
Event: 06/04/1985
Employee killed when crushed by crane boom

Employee #1 had been assigned to attach a 20 ft boom section to a 40 ft boom on a 3 ton mobile truck crane. He was 3 ft under the boom, removing the hinge pins that connected the boom sections. When he had removed both bottom pins, the boom rotated at the two top hinge pins and collapsed, striking him in the head and lower back of the neck. Employee #1 did not respond to emergency treatment and died. Blocks to secure the boom had not been provided.

Keywords: HEAD, COLLAPSE, PIN, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, NECK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 14968549 Fatality Other Construction laborers
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