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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311253173 - Jmg Tree Company
Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office
Site Address:
Jmg Tree Company
4n969 W. Mary Drive
Campton Hills, IL 60174
Mailing Address:
1n300 Farwell St., Carol Stream, IL 60188
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0782
NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/20/2008
Emphasis: L:Piv
Case Closed: 01/21/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100822089 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100180 B02 | 01/12/2009 | 01/30/2009 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100180 D01 | 01/12/2009 | 01/30/2009 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on September 19, 2008, Employee #1, the owner of the company, mounted a Reachmaster machine onto a 1994 Ford flatbed truck. He then installed counterweights and a winch on it to use it as a truck mounted crane. The employee was operating the crane from the control station, which he had mounted next to the winch. He was getting ready to rig a trunk section and was booming up and cabling down. As he was doing this, his coworkers heard a few loud snaps and the crane section broke off of the truck. As it tipped over, it pinned the employee in between his seat and the outrigger of the Reachmaster. Employee #1 was crushed to death almost instantly. The reason it tipped over was because the slewing ring (the ring that the crane spins on) had failed. There was an obvious weld on the ring that had been repaired in the past, which was the place that it failed.
Keywords: OUTRIGGER, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRANE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311253173 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |