Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18854737 - Mechanical Welding, Inc.

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

Investigation Summary

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE PART OF A CREW ERECTING A DOVER RADIAL STACKER CONVEYOR. THE TOWER AND CONVEYOR HAD BEEN SET IN PLACE, BUT SEVERAL "FINISH UP" TASKS REMAINED. EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ASSIGNED THE JOB OF INSTALLING GUARDS ON AN ELECTRIC WINCH AT THE TAIL END OF THE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #2 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE GIVEN THE JOB OF STRAIGHTENING A SPREADER BAR AT THE HEAD OF THE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR WAS SUPPORTED BY A CRANE WHILE THE SPREADER BAR WAS BEING WORKED ON. THE TOWER, 67 FEET TALL, WAS NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED DURING THIS OPERATION AND FELL TOWARD THE CONVEYOR TAIL SECTION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD, RECEIVING INJURIES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS PINNED BY THE SUPPORT GUYS AT THE HEAD OF THE CONVEYOR AND RECEIVED CUTS AND BRUISES ON HIS LEGS.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION, CRANE, LEG