Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310309653 - Hill Brothers Construction & Engineering Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Memphis Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 310309653

Report ID: 0454711

Date Opened: 10/05/2006

Site Address:
Hill Brothers Construction & Engineering Co Inc
A Yard Bridge Johnston Yard
Memphis, TN 38109

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 131, Falkner, MS 38629

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100624170

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
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	19260550 A07 I	02/01/2007	03/05/2007	$4,000	$4,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200624047

Event: 10/05/2006

Employee Is Killed When Crane Cable Fails and Releases Load

On October 5, 2006, Employee #1, a welder, was working at a construction jobsite where a Link-Belt 218 lattice boom crawler crane was used to move a 10,000-lb MKT V22 vibratory hammer. During the handling operation, the crane's gantry cable parted and the boom fell on a railroad car and a railroad bridge. The vibratory hammer was also released, and it struck and pinned Employee #1 to the ground. He sustained multiple body fractures and was killed as a result.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WIRE ROPE, BOOM, CRAWLER CRANE, WELDER, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310309653			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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