Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303812598 - Preload, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303812598

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 06/25/2002

Site Address:
Preload, Inc.
143 Pine Street
Manchester, MA 01944

Mailing Address:
60 Commerce Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/27/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200776193	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	09/13/2002	09/18/2002	$2,250	$3,000	$0	10/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260453 B02 VI	09/13/2002	09/18/2002	$2,250	$3,000	$0	10/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200772010

Event: 06/25/2002

Employee Suffers Amputation Of Four Fingers

This employer was contracted to build a new 1.7-million gallon water tank to replace an existing 1 million gallon tank located at the same site. A crew of employees was working with a 210-ton Grove crane that was utilizing both hook blocks on the crane. A piece of pre-cast panel was lifted utilizing both the main and auxiliary hook blocks. The panel was secured in the vertical position utilizing the auxiliary hook block of the crane. The main hook block of the crane had no load it at the time, but had become bound up on a piece of 2-in.-by-6-in. wood at the top back side of the pre-cast panel. The top was approximately 79 ft above the ground. The site superintendent told three employees to go up in the articulating boom lift to where the block was bound and free it up. One of the employees grabbed the block itself while the other two grabbed the 0.875-in. wire rope supporting the 2127-pound block. Without warning any of the employees on the lift, the superintendent signaled the crane operator to move the crane block. Employee #1 got his hand caught by the 0.875-in. cable going around the hook blocks sheaves and suffered a crushing injury and amputation of four fingers on his left hand. Employee #1 was treated for his injuries but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, JAMMED, CRUSHED, CRANE BLOCK, CRANE, HOISTLINE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303812598			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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