Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301013751 - L & M Contractors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301013751

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 07/15/1998

Site Address:
L & M Contractors Inc.
Hwy K-96 Bridge Project
Ness City, KS 67560

Mailing Address:
1021 Eisenhower St., Great Bend, KS 67530

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/09/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101340636

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			1		7
Current Violations	3			2		5
Initial Penalty	$14,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,750
Current Penalty	$7,250	$0	$0	$1,250	$0	$8,500
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260020 B03	12/15/1998	02/03/1999	$1,250	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260550 A05	12/15/1998	02/03/1999	$3,500	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260550 A06	12/15/1998	02/03/1999	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260550 B02	12/15/1998	02/03/1999	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Serious	19260859 A	12/15/1998	02/03/1999	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	01006	Other	19260859 D	12/15/1998	02/03/1999	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	02001	Other	19260550 A04	12/15/1998	02/03/1999	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201340346

Event: 07/14/1998

Employee Crushed by Crane Boom and Killed

On July 14, 1998, employees of L and M Contractors Incorporated were in the process of demolishing a bridge. The crew consisted of a foreman, crane operator, and two laborers. On the day before the accident, the crane was brought to the site and the crane operator and the three employees assembled the boom. The boom was assembled incorrectly in that one section was put in backwards. Neither the crane operator nor the foreman, who was a trained crane operator, was aware that the boom was improperly assembled. Early on the morning of July 14, Employee #1 was working out on the edge of the bridge cutting rebar in very close proximity to the crane boom. The crane operator was breaking up the bridge surface with a wrecking ball. Within a few short minutes after starting work, the crown portion of the crane boom broke free and landed on top of the remainder of the boom. The boom collapsed on top of Employee #1, crushing and killing him. There were no witnesses to the accident, except for the crane operator who claimed that it happened so fast that he never saw what happened.

Keywords: REBAR, COLLAPSE, CRANE BOOM, CRUSHED, BRIDGE, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301013751			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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