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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 313102667 - Ray Qualmann Marine Construction, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office
Site Address:
Ray Qualmann Marine Construction, Inc.
4500 North Federal Highway
Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
Mailing Address:
2860 Ne 16th Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/17/2009
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/05/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100681378 | ||
| Complaint | 206965394 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Current Violations | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $23,800 | $0 | $0 | $700 | $0 | $24,500 |
| Current Penalty | $23,800 | $0 | $0 | $700 | $0 | $24,500 |
| 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 | 19260020 B04 | 09/03/2009 | 09/23/2009 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 09/03/2009 | 10/07/2009 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01002 | Serious | 19260550 A01 | 09/03/2009 | 09/23/2009 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19260550 A04 | 09/03/2009 | 09/23/2009 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01004A | Serious | 19260550 A05 | 09/03/2009 | 09/23/2009 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01004B | Serious | 19260550 A06 | 09/03/2009 | 09/23/2009 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 01005 | Serious | 19260550 A14 I | 09/03/2009 | 09/23/2009 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $0 | - | ||
| 8. | 01006 | Serious | 19260550 B02 | 09/03/2009 | 09/23/2009 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | - | ||
| 9. | 02001 | Other | 19260550 A16 | 09/03/2009 | 09/23/2009 | $700 | $700 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:50 p.m. on June 16, 2009, an employee was walking toward a seawall the company was reconstructing when a section of the boom failed and fell on him. The employee was killed. The crane had been built in 1964, and was bought by Ray Qualmann Marine Construction, Inc. on April 29, 2008. The company never performed an annual inspection of the crane or a monthly one, and documentation was not available to indicate any maintenance had been done to the crane. The only documentation available for the crane was an inspection report dated June 10 2009, made by a crane operator who worked for the company, which failed to identify that the crane did not have a boom angle indicator, that several lacings were bent on it, and that the angles and spacing of the repaired lacings were uneven. In addition, neither the crane operator who operated the crane on the day of the accident, nor the foreman, had ever seen the operator's and maintenance manual for the crane involved in the accident. The crane operator was not familiar with the controls of the crane. The operator did not know the weight of the load, and did not know the length of the boom. The crane was overloaded when the accident occurred.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, HOISTING MECHANISM, CRANE BOOM, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313102667 | Fatality | Amputation | Occupation not reported |