Inspection Detail
Inspection: 17882416 - Crest Steel Erectors
Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office
Site Address:
Crest Steel Erectors
1275 Broadway
New York, NY 10001
Mailing Address:
253 West Merrick Road, Valley Stream, NY 11580
Union Status: Union
SIC:1791
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/18/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/27/1989
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360140271 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $490 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $490 |
Current Penalty | $490 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $490 |
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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260105 A | 07/25/1988 | 07/28/1988 | $490 | $490 | $0 | 08/08/1988 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE FOREMAN WERE LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR NEXT TO THE ELEVATOR SHAFT. THEY WERE TRYING TO REMOVE A ONE INCH CHOKER THAT HAD BEEN FASTENED AROUND A COLUMN BY A SHACKLE. A RECENTLY INSTALLED VERTICAL PIPE RESTRICTED THE AREA BETWEEN THE PIPE AND COLUMN TO ABOUT 1 3/8 INCHES. AS THEY WERE PULLING THE CABLE THROUGH, THE KNUCKLE OF THE EYE SPLICE GOT JAMMED BECAUSE OF LACK OF CLEARANCE. EMPLOYEE #1 PLACED HIMSELF ON THE LEDGE, OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER RAILING, SO THAT HE COULD PULL ON THE CABLE WHILE THE FOREMAN PUSHED FROM THE OTHER SIDE. THE CABLE SUDDENLY FREED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE #1 TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL DOWN THE ELEVATOR SHAFT TO THE THIRD SUB-BASEMENT LEVEL. HE STRUCK A WATER PIPE AND THEN THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT. HE DIED OF INTERNAL INJURIES.
Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, ELEVATOR SHAFT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 17882416 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |