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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 840876 - Ebasco Constructors Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office
Site Address:
Ebasco Constructors Inc
8 Mi West Of Wadsworth On Fm 521
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Mailing Address:
Po Box 1647, Bay City, TX 77414
Union Status: Union
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/01/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/08/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360510572 | ||
| Complaint | 71066302 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $480 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260251 A01 | 02/15/1985 | 02/21/1985 | $480 | $480 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:40 a.m. on January 26, 1985, Employee #1 and coworkers were preparing to lift a 10 1/2 ft by 12 ft steel platform from the ground to a shaft on the 95 ft high roof level of a building under construction. The rigger hooked up the approximately 3500 lb platform, and the crane lifted it to a point approximately 25 ft above the shaft. Employee #1, a flagman, was hooking up sound-activated headphones when the eyebolts pulled out of the load and it fell, striking and killing him. The platform had been built on site and originally had 1 1/8 in. eyebolts on the four corners, with the corresponding nuts welded to the underside. The original eyebolts had disappeared sometime before the accident, and had been replaced with two 1 in. eyebolts when the platform was moved about 10 days before the accident. These new eyebolts held at that time, but during this move they pulled out of the 1 1/8 in. nuts, and the platform fell.
Keywords: PLATFORM, RIGGING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 840876 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |