Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310802038 - Area Erectors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310802038

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 07/23/2008

Site Address:
Area Erectors, Inc.
301 Kerrick Road
Normal, IL 61761

Mailing Address:
900 Sw Adams, Peoria, IL 67627

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: 01/20/2009

Emphasis: L:Piv, S:Commercial Constr, S:Powered Ind Vehicle, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 01/21/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100273317

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200271872

Event: 07/23/2008

Employee Is Struck by Broken Boom and Dies

On July 23, 2008, Employee #1 was working with a crew to set open web bar joists for a roof system on a precast concrete building. Coworker #1 was operating a Link-Belt LS 218H crane to hoist bar joist to the crew working from man lifts. Employee #1 was part of the crew working from the man lifts. Coworker #2 heard a snapping noise and saw the boom hoist wire rope breaking apart between the drum and the top of the Gantry. Coworker #2 yelled to Coworker #1 that the boom hoist cable broke, causing the boom to fall. The boom struck Employee #1 in the elevated man lift. Employee #1 collapsed, suffered blunt force trauma, and later died. The weather at the site was warm and sunny with little to no wind.

Keywords: BOOM, BROKEN CABLE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310802038			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters

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