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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2197556 - American Bridge Company
Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office
Site Address:
American Bridge Company
1122 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Mailing Address:
208 South Lasalle, Chicago, IL 60606
Union Status: Union
SIC:1791
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/07/1985
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/20/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360556260 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Current Violations | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 |
| Current Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| 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 | 19260021 B02 | 10/10/1985 | 10/12/1985 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 10/30/1985 | - | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260550 E | 10/10/1985 | 10/12/1985 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 10/30/1985 | - | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260550 E | 05/14/1986 | 10/29/1986 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 5A0001 | 05/14/1986 | 10/29/1986 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Serious | 5A0001 | 05/14/1986 | 10/29/1986 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01006 | Serious | 5A0001 | 05/14/1986 | 10/29/1986 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 01007 | Serious | 5A0001 | 05/14/1986 | 10/29/1986 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 8. | 02001 | Willful | 19260550 E | 10/10/1985 | 10/12/1985 | $8,000 | $8,000 | $0 | 10/30/1985 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 9. | 03001 | Other | 19260550 E | 10/10/1985 | 10/12/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/30/1985 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employees #1 through #3 were being hoisted in a skipbox to secure a scaffold cable when the derrick boom collapsed and the box fell. Employees #1 and #2 were killed and Employee #3 was hospitalized. Employee #4, who was working on the 13th floor, fell through the hole made when the box went through the floor. He was hospitalized with injuries sustained when he fell to the decking on the 11th floor. Employee #5, the signalman to the derrick operator, had been standing almost directly underneath the skipbox while it was suspended. He sustained a 3 in. cut on his forearm, either from the falling skipbox or from another flying object.
Keywords: BOOM, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, FALL, FLYING OBJECT, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2197556 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 2197556 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 2197556 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | ||
| 4 | 2197556 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 5 | 2197556 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |