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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300555059 - Austin Commercial
Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office
Site Address:
Austin Commercial
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76134
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2879, Dallas, TX 75221
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/07/1999
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/26/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100780295 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $6,300 | $63,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $69,300 |
| Current Penalty | $28,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,000 |
| 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 | 19260550 A07 I | 01/07/1999 | 01/13/1999 | $28,000 | $6,300 | $0 | 01/28/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001A | Willful | 19260550 A05 | 01/07/1999 | 01/13/1999 | $0 | $63,000 | $0 | 01/28/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 02001B | Willful | 19260550 A07 I | 01/07/1999 | 01/13/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 01/28/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a cement finisher at the site of a four-story parking garage under construction, was on a column completing some work when he was struck by the falling boom of a 150-ton crawler crane that was being used to hoist buckets of concrete to fill columns. He was killed. The crawler crane was equipped with a 210 ft lattice boom and a 30 ft jib, and had been filling the columns while being directed by a signalman. At times, the crane came within close tolerance of the manufacturer's load charts. The crane's boom hoist cable and load line cables had some broken wires and had not been replaced prior to the accident, and two sections of the lattice boom had bent horizontal members (picture frames). At some time during the pour that day, the crane's boom struck and rested against a section of wooden guardrails and the edge of the building's concrete surface. Shortly afterwards, the crane operator and other coworkers said they heard a loud popping sound and the boom began to fall.
Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, CRANE BOOM, CRAWLER CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300555059 | Fatality | Fracture | Construction laborers |