Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300249968 - Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. Dba Pdm Bridge

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300249968

Report ID: 0523900

Date Opened: 09/22/2000

Site Address:
Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. Dba Pdm Bridge
2800 Melby St.
Eau Claire, WI 54703

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1545, Eau Claire, WI 54702

Union Status: Union

SIC:3441

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/30/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200340297	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	12/15/2000	03/30/2001	$2,500	$5,000	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
2.	02001	Other	19100146 C01	12/15/2000	01/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19100146 C02	12/15/2000	01/12/2001	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200340214

Event: 09/21/2000

Employee's leg amputated when crushed by falling steel beams

Employee #1, age 18, was assisting a crane operator who was using a travel lift crane to retrieve two 66 ft 8 in. long steel beams from the bottom of a stack of eleven such beams in a storage area. Each beam weighed approximately 3,533 lb. Employee #1 was responsible for sling hook-up and disconnect operations. The crane operator positioned the crane over one end of the stack of eleven beams and lowered the lifting hooks and sling; Employee #1 attached the sling to the sixth beam from the top. The operator lifted the ends of the six beams approximately 2 ft and Employee #1 put two blocks between the stacks, one about 16 in. from the raised end and another approximately 25 ft toward the middle. Once the blocks were set, the operator lowered that end of the beams down onto the two blocks. He then moved the crane toward the center section of the beams and began to lower the lifting hooks and sling for them to be attached. As Employee #1 was getting ready to grab the sling chains, the block approximately 25 ft down the stack collapsed under the weight and the stack of beams fell to the ground. Employee #1's left leg was crushed by three of the beams as they fell. He was transported to the hospital, where his leg was surgically amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, MOBILE CRANE, OVERLOADED, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300249968			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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