Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18167858 - Seaborn Pile Driving Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Washington Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18167858

Report ID: 1032300

Date Opened: 04/04/1991

Site Address:
Seaborn Pile Driving Co.
Seattle Yacht Club, 1807 E. Hamlin
Seattle, WA 98112

Mailing Address:
2701 First Avenue, Suite 120, Seattle, WA 98121

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/16/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360934418

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			7		12
Current Violations	5			7		12
Initial Penalty	$3,300	$0	$0	$300	$0	$3,600
Current Penalty	$1,650	$0	$0	$100	$0	$1,750
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260300 B02	04/19/1991	05/07/1991	$300	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260550 A05	04/19/1991	05/14/1991	$375	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260550 F02 II	04/19/1991	05/14/1991	$375	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260603 A05	04/19/1991	04/23/1991	$375	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19260550 A08	04/19/1991	05/07/1991	$225	$450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	02001	Other	19260059 E01	04/19/1991	05/21/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02002	Other	19260350 A01	04/19/1991	04/23/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	02003	Other	19260350 J	04/19/1991	05/07/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
9.	02004	Other	19260550 A14 I	04/19/1991	04/23/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	02005	Other	19260605 C03	04/19/1991	04/25/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
11.	02006	Other	19260605 D02	04/19/1991	04/30/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
12.	02007	Other	19260605 D03	04/19/1991	04/23/1991	$100	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 508820

Event: 04/03/1991

Employee killed when crushed between hammer and pile guide

Employee #1 and a crew had driven 32 wood piles and were changing the configuration of the handles to drive a steel pile. It was a windy and rainy day. The crane operator dried the drum brakes and moved the hammer leads over the deck and lowered them onto blocks. The drum brakes were wet again by this time so the operator dried the brakes a second time. He tried without success to seal the brakes to keep the rain out. The company owner and an inspector were adjacent to the pile driver, both involved in other tasks. Apparently, Employee #1 went through the beds on the opposite side of the pile guide. The hammer slipped against the wet drum brakes, striking Employee #1 in the back three times. He was killed. Before the accident, Employee #1 was told not to expose himself by walking through the beds, but to walk around them.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, PILE DRIVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SLIPPERY SURFACE, STRUCK BY, GUIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18167858			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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