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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18824748 - L R Willson & Sons, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
L R Willson & Sons, Inc
8352 Honeygo Blvd
White Marsh, MD 21236
Mailing Address:
773 Annapolis Road, P O Box 227, Gambrills, MD 21054
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1791
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/04/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/15/2003
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360751572 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
| Current Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
| 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 | 19100184 C06 | 12/23/1987 | 12/26/1987 | $280 | $280 | $0 | 01/11/1988 | 2 - Appeals Court |
Investigation Summary
AT APPROXIMATELY 9:35 AM ON OCTOBER 28, 1987, SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE EMPLACING OUTRIGGER PODS FOR A 90 TON TRUCK CRANE. A SMALLER TRUCK CRANE WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE OUTRIGGER PODS INTO PLACE. EMPLOYEES #1, #2 AND A THIRD EMPLOYEE WERE CONNECTING THE PODS TO THE CRANE AS THEY WERE EMPLACED. THE PROCEDURE WAS TO LIFT TWO PODS SIMULTANEOUSLY, HOLDING THE SECOND ONE OVERHEAD WHILE THE FIRST ONE WAS CONNECTED. AS THEY WERE CONNECTING THE THIRD POD (THE FOURTH POD WAS SUSPENDED OVERHEAD) ONE OF THE HOOKS ON THE CHAIN SLING SLIPPED FROM THE CHAIN LINKS, ALLOWING THE POD TO FALL. THE POD STRUCK EMPLOYEE #2'S WRIST, CRUSHING IT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BEHIND THE LEFT EAR BY THE FLYING CHAIN SLING. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE NECK AREA. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FLOWN TO SHOCK TRAUMA, WHILE EMPLOYEE #2 WAS FLOWN TO UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE THE EMPLOYEES WHO NORMALLY RIGGED THE OUTRIGGER PODS TO THE CHAIN SLING. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS THE PODS HAD BEEN RIGGED TO THE SLING IN THE USUAL MANNER.
Keywords: OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, EAR, CRUSHED, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18824748 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||
| 2 | 18824748 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec |