Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2522597 - Wormald Fire Systems, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 2522597

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 10/23/1986

Site Address:
Wormald Fire Systems, Inc.
Corrosion Control Hanger
Eielson Afb, AK 99702

Mailing Address:
6108 Petersburg, Anchorage, AK 99507

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/20/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/14/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360733471

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	50030 C03	12/12/1986	12/15/1986	$500	$640	$0	04/23/1987	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14547566

Event: 10/21/1986

AERIAL BASKET FELL OVER WITH EMPLOYEES INSIDE

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE DESCENDING TO THE FLOOR, ABOUT 40 FEET BELOW, IN A JLG LIFT BASKET. THE LIFT TRUCK (RUBBER TIRED) HAD ITS JACKS LOWERED, BUT THE OUTRIGGERS NOT EXTENDED. THE ROTATING MEMBER OF THE LIFT WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES FROM THE CENTER OF THE TRUCK, WITH THE COUNTERWEIGHT AND ENGINE OUTSIDE THE JACKS AND WHEELS. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 ROTATED THE BOOM, HE CAUSED THE CENTER OF GRAVITY TO SHIFT, BECAUSE THE BOOM WAS NO LONGER AT A STEEP ANGLE. WHEN THE BOOM WAS FULLY RETRACTED, THE WEIGHT OF THE ROTATING MEMBER AND COUNTERWEIGHT PULLED THE BOOM OVER BACKWARDS. THE BASKET STRUCK THE RUG-COVERED CONCRETE FLOOR, CRUSHING THE TWO EMPLOYEES INSIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED FRACTUES AND LACERATIONS TO HIS LEGS AND PELVIC AREA. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED BROKEN BONES AND LACERATIONS OF HIS LEFT LEG AND FOOT.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OUTRIGGER, BOOM, WORK RULES, LACERATION, PELVIS, AERIAL LIFT, FOOT, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2522597			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	2522597			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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