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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1637847.015 - Sterett Crane And Rigging Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office
Site Address:
Sterett Crane And Rigging Llc
900 S. Central Ave
Roxana, IL 62084
Mailing Address:
34 Booth Field Rd., Owensboro, KY 42301
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 532412/ Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/06/2022
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/20/2023
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1974713 | ||
| Inspection | 1637576 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $31,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31,250 |
| Current Penalty | $15,625 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,625 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19261404 M01 I | 06/05/2023 | 07/28/2023 | $15,625 | $15,625 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19261404 M02 | 06/05/2023 | 07/28/2023 | $0 | $15,625 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19040040 A | 06/05/2023 | 06/30/2023 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 10:45 a.m. on December 6, 2022, employee #1, the lift director, and coworkers were installing a new kerosene hydrotreater reactor on its foundation at an oil refinery. The employees were lifting the reactor with a Terex 2800 Lattice Boom Track Crane when it tipped over and fell into a process flare line. Shackles had been installed the previous day to connect the super-lift counterweight frame to the connecting rods. Specific connecting rods were required by the manufacturer. During the lift, the two counterweight frame connectors sheared. The super-lift support rods became immediately free from the super-lift counterweight frame and fell with one section striking the head of employee #1. The crane dropped the load in the pipe rack. The superstructure counterweights fell from their racks and struck the crane cab knocking it under the boom. Employee #1 was killed due to head trauma. Employee #2, the crane operator, was hospitalized to treat head, back, hip, pelvis, and lower leg injuries as he fell from and exited the cab.
Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Counterweight, Crane, Crane Cab, Crane Counterweight, Crane Load, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Fracture, Frame, Head, Hip, Leg, Lifting, Pelvis, Reactor, Refinery, Sheared, Struck By, Support Posts
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1637847.015 | 37 | M | Hospitalized injury | Crane Operator | |
| 2 | 1637847.015 | 47 | M | Fatality | Crane Operator |