Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15305915 - Buckner Associates

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 15305915

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 07/14/1986

Site Address:
Buckner Associates
8 Oakmont Development
Fairview, NC 28730

Mailing Address:
103 Oak Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1531

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/17/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/26/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360767065

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100184 C05	08/27/1986	08/30/1986	$400	$400	$0	09/24/1986	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14251367

Event: 07/10/1985

CRUSHED BY FALLING SLING LOAD

ON JULY 10, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 RIGGED A CRANE SLING LOAD CONSISTING OF SIXTEEN SHEETS OF 4 FOOT BY 8 FOOT BY 5/8 INCH PARTICLE BOARD. HE USED TWO NYLON SLINGS, TWO INCHES WIDE, WITH THE FOUR ENDS ATTACHED TO A SINGLE POINT HOOK OF A PITMAN HL100B HYDRALIFT CRANE. THE LOAD WAS IMPROPERLY RIGGED FOR THE LOAD CONFIGURATION. AS THE LOAD WAS LIFTED OVER THE ROOF EDGE OF A TWO STORY RESIDENTIAL FAMILY DWELLING, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE LOAD SLIPPED OUT OF THE SLING. THE LOAD FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: UNSECURED, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15305915			Fatality	Other	Carpenters

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