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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18253815 - Rees Weaver & Company, Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office
Site Address:
Rees Weaver & Company, Incorporated
680 Morehall Rd., Plant 13, Highway Material, Inc.
Frazer, PA 19355
Mailing Address:
3809 Germantown Pike, P.O. Box H, Collegeville, PA 19355
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1541
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/31/1988
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/04/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360533186 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $630 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $630 |
| Current Penalty | $630 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $630 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 08/17/1988 | 08/20/1988 | $630 | $630 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19030002 A01 | 08/17/1988 | 08/20/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and coworkers were changing a crane boom section. Although they were working under the boom, which they had lowered to approximately 5 1/2 ft above the ground, they did not set the boom on a block or reposition the pendant from in front of the pins to behind them. When the employees removed the lower pins to the boom section, the boom folded and fell, breaking a coworker's hip and killing Employee #1.
Keywords: CLEARANCE, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18253815 | Fatality | Other | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |