Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302613930 - Boh Brothers Construction Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302613930

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 06/10/1999

Site Address:
Boh Brothers Construction Company, Inc.
Hwy. 198 South Alabama Power Co-Generation Unit
Theodore, AL 36590

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 53266, New Orleans, LA 70153

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1999

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 04/10/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100450790

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
Current Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
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	19260251 C08	08/12/1999	08/18/1999	$4,500	$4,500	$0	09/03/1999	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19260550 A19	08/12/1999	08/18/1999	$4,500	$4,500	$0	09/03/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200450658

Event: 06/10/1999

Employee killed when crushed by crane load of pipes

Employee #1, a crew foreman, had just fallen to the ground when a pile-driving pipe fell from a nearby flatbed trailer truck and tripped him. As he was getting back up, a crawler crane was lifting a load of pile-driving pipes, swinging it toward the flatbed. Employee #1 became caught between the crane load and the trailer. He sustained fatal injuries when his head was crushed the truck bed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, WORK RULES, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRIPPED, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302613930			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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