Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312724677 - K & K Iron Works, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312724677

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 03/31/2009

Site Address:
K & K Iron Works, Inc.
Northwest Quadrant Of York & Roosevelt Rd.
Elmhurst, IL 60126

Mailing Address:
5100 S. Lawndale, Mccook, IL 60525

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/31/2009

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Commercial Constr, S:Fall From Height, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 04/21/2009

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200824076

Event: 03/30/2009

Employee Is Injured When Aerial Lift Malfunctions

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on March 30, 2009, Employee #1 returned from a lunch break and was working from the basket of an aerial lift to weld gussets on a steel I-beam. The I-beam was intended to support the third floor deck of a building under construction. As Employee #1 maneuvered the aerial lift's controls to telescope towards the building to continue work on the I-beam, he let go of the control toggle switch to stop movement. However, a failure occurred and the basket kept telescoping towards the building, pinning Employee #1 between the basket and the I-beam. A coworker activated the emergency stop button several times, finally stopping movement on the fourth or fifth try. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for multiple fractures on both arms.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312724677			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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