Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18834275 - C. C. & T. Construction Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18834275

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 07/15/1987

Site Address:
C. C. & T. Construction Co., Inc.
400 Block Of Watts Br. Pky & I-270
Rockville, MD 20850

Mailing Address:
10714 York Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/18/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/25/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360751226

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$440	$0	$0	$0	$0	$440
Current Penalty	$440	$0	$0	$0	$0	$440
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.	01001A	Serious	890032 A	09/15/1987	09/18/1987	$440	$440	$0	09/23/1987	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B 2	09/15/1987	09/18/1987	$0	$0	$0	09/23/1987	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14296644

Event: 07/15/1987

Employee killed when crushed between two pipe sections

At about 9:30 a.m. on July 15, 1987, Employee #1, a pipe installer employed by CC&T Construction Co., Cockeysville, MD, and a coworker, were installing sections of 48 in. by 8 ft concrete storm drain pipe about 35 ft under I-270, north of 404 Watts Brook Pkwy., Rockville, MD. Both men were inside the tunnel. Another coworker was positioned outside the tunnel at the east end and was operating a winch that was used to pull the sections of pipe together. The pipe sections were positioned on 4 in. by 4 in. wooden skids. During the winching a section of pipe became stuck. Employee #1, who was positioned inside the stuck pipe, leaned outside of it to jack the pipe free. He said "O.K." to the second man in the tunnel. The winch operator thought the "O.K." was for him and started to winch the pipe. Employee #1 was caught between two pipes and was crushed to death. A comprehensive signal system between the worker and the winch operator was not used.

Keywords: INSTALLING, DRAIN PIPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CONCRETE PIPE, WINCH, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18834275			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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