Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310157375 - Eastern Piping And Engineering Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Providence Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310157375

Report ID: 0112300

Date Opened: 07/25/2007

Site Address:
Eastern Piping And Engineering Inc.
61 North Road
Scituate, RI 02831

Mailing Address:
866 Warren Street, Fall River, MA 02721

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/26/2007

Emphasis: S:Commercial Constr, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 01/17/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100090562

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$9,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,800
Current Penalty	$7,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,800
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	12/27/2007	01/31/2008	$3,900	$4,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	12/27/2007	02/14/2008	$3,900	$4,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200090611

Event: 07/25/2007

Employee killed when mobile gantry crane overturns

On July 25, 2007, Employee #1 was disassembling a Spanco T-series three-way adjustable mobile gantry. He hooked a chain fall and a come-along on opposite ends of the A-frame sections of the gantry. He then tightened the two devices, which pulled the bottom and the top of the gantry toward one another. Employee #1 then pulled the adjusting pins from the legs of the gantry, which caused the gantry legs on one end to compress into each other. The gantry fell over, striking Employee #1 as tried to flee the collapsing structure. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, GANTRY CRANE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CRANE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310157375			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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