Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1712374.015 - Edw. C. Levy Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 1712374.015

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 11/27/2023

Site Address:
Edw. C. Levy Co.
4537 Nucor Road
Crawfordsville, IN 47933

Mailing Address:
9300 Dix Ave, Dearborn, MI 48120

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331110

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/16/2024

Emphasis: S:Fall

Case Closed: 04/24/2025

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	2105802	Yes
Accident	2105799

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,900
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	22.8(1)(1)(SEC2)	05/16/2024	06/11/2024	$0	$4,900	$0	06/12/2024	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 161903.015

Event: 11/24/2023

Employee is killed after fall from elevation and struck by f

At 8:30 a.m. on November 24, 2023, an employee was using a Sennebogen 850 M-E material handler with a magnet attachment to sort steel slag, which included picking up an approximately 2-ton metal ball, which was then dropped onto an oversized slag to break it into smaller pieces. The employee raised the articulated boom to an almost vertical position above the operator's cab, then released the ball which struck the cab of the crane, ejecting the employee, who was not wearing a seatbelt. The employee fell approximately 15 feet to the ground below the cab. The ball then came to rest on top of the operator, who died at the scene. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma to the head and neck.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Boom, Crane, Crane Ball, Crane Cab, Ejected, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Head, Magnet, Material Handling, Metal, Neck, Seat Belt, Struck Against, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1712374.015	37	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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