Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309723633 - T.Y. Lin International

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 309723633

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 09/13/2006

Site Address:
T.Y. Lin International
I-80 & 94 Overpass Over Hohman Ave
Munster, IN 46321

Mailing Address:
5960 North Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/20/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/07/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100991116

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260603 C02	10/30/2006	11/27/2006	$4,500	$4,500	$0	11/22/2006	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170390934

Event: 09/12/2006

Employee Dies after Being Struck When Pipe Falls from Hitch

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on September 12, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a highway construction firm. He was standing next to a Manitowoc lattice boom crane that was hoisting a 65-foot long, 15-inch diameter pipe piling to a 120-foot high lead. The pipe piling was being hoisted by means of a single 12-foot long by 2-inch wide synthetic web sling, which was arranged in a choker-type hitch. The pipe piling struck the lead, and the pipe was jarred loose. It fell, striking Employee #1, who was standing 36 feet, 8 inches away from the lead, in the chest. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died from the bruises, contusions, and abrasions he sustained when he was struck.

Keywords: CHEST, HIGHWAY, PILING, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION, CRANE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309723633			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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