Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305277931 - Danny'S Construction Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305277931

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 05/06/2003

Site Address:
Danny'S Construction Company, Inc.
555 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Mailing Address:
1066 West Third Street, Shakopee, MN 55379

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/02/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 10/15/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100120856

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
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	19260025 A	09/10/2003	09/16/2003	$4,000	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19260753 E02	09/10/2003	09/15/2003	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200122398

Event: 05/06/2003

Employee killed when struck by falling steel beam

At approximately 1:45 p.m. on May 6, 2003, Employee #1, an ironworker, and a coworker were rigging steel beams to be picked and flown to the sixteenth and seventeenth floors of a construction project. They were rigging two steel beams using a multi-lift/Christmas tree method. Each beam was 28 feet long and weighed 600 pounds. Employee #1 was struck and killed by the bottom beam in the rigging when the beam disengaged from the choker.

Keywords: RIGGING, STEEL BEAM, IRON WORKER, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, CHOKER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305277931			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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