Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18253815 - Rees Weaver & Company, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18253815

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 05/23/1988

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360533186

Violation Summary
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

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	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

Investigation Nr: 14321293

Event: 05/19/1988

One employee killed by falling crane boom

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18253815			Fatality	Other	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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