Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2569895 - Howard P Foley Company

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 2569895

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 11/14/1985

Site Address:
Howard P Foley Company
Magma Copper Company New Construction Site
San Manuel, AZ 85631

Mailing Address:
P O Box 26766, Tucson, AZ 85726

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/11/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/03/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360578702

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19260550 B02	02/20/1986	02/23/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14565659

Event: 11/13/1985

CAUGHT BETWEEN OVERTURNED CRANE AND THE GROUND

DURING HIS ROUTINE WORK ASSIGNMENT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MOVING A GALION 125 ROUGH-TERRAIN CRANE FROM SITE #9 TO THE NEXT LOCATION, WHERE HE WOULD BE SETTING LINE POLES. WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING A STEEP GRADE THE CRANE LOST POWER. THIS CAUSED THE POWER BRAKES TO ALSO FAIL, AND PREVENTED EMPLOYEE #1 FROM CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. WITNESSES STATED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 TRIED TO JUMP CLEAR OF THE CRANE AS IT WAS GOING DOWN THE GRADE AND OVER A BANK. THE CRANE WENT OVER THE BANK AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 ENDED UP BETWEEN THE OVERTURNED CRANE AND THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT WITH BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA INJURIES TO HIS CHEST AND ARM.

Keywords: CHEST, BRAKE, CRUSHED, ARM, LOST CONTROL, CRANE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2569895			Fatality	Other	Crane and tower operators

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