Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305103335 - Fabco, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305103335

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 07/11/2002

Site Address:
Fabco, Inc.
2111 Beale Avenue Rear
Altoona, PA 16603

Mailing Address:
Box 112, 1128 Ninth Avenue, Altoona, PA 16603

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3441

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/08/2002

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 02/12/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100540459

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$5,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,250
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	5A0001	09/09/2002	10/14/2002	$0	$750	$0	10/02/2002	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	09/09/2002	10/14/2002	$1,000	$1,500	$0	10/02/2002	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19100023 C01	09/09/2002	09/12/2002	$1,000	$750	$0	10/02/2002	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01004A	Serious	19100106 E02 IVC	09/09/2002	10/14/2002	$1,000	$750	$0	10/02/2002	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01004B	Serious	19100307 B	09/09/2002	10/14/2002	$0	$0	$0	10/02/2002	J - ALJ Decision
6.	01005	Serious	19100176 B	09/09/2002	10/14/2002	$0	$1,500	$0	10/02/2002	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200540789

Event: 07/10/2002

Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between I-beams

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 10, 2002, Employee #1, a painter, and a coworker, a crane operator, went to move a fabricated 10,080 pound I-beam, 36 inches wide and about 63 ft long, from the 29-in. high skids. They wanted to move the beam from the skids in the layout area to the plant floor for painting. The skids held three I-beams. Two of the beams, each 33 inches wide and about 63 ft long, laid flat, their webs parallel to the floor, along the outer sides of the skids. The third beam which they wanted to move stood on one of its flanges between the other beams. Employee #1 stood on the shop floor between the middle beam and the outer beam. He prepared to rig the middle beam to the CM Herc-Alloy 800 DOS adjustable style, a double chain sling attached to the hook of the P&H Hevi-Lift 5 ton under hung crane. The crane operator lowered the chain sling between the middle beam and the other outer beams. Employee #1, preparing to rig the middle beam, signaled to the crane operator to raise the chain sling so that he could adjust the legs of the sling. When the crane operator raised the chain sling, a lift clamp hanging on the sling, caught the flange of the middle beam, causing the beam to topple over and crush Employee #1 between the middle beam and the outer beam. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, SLING, PAINTER, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305103335			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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