Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100339910 - Cobb County Concrete Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100339910

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 06/26/1986

Site Address:
Cobb County Concrete Products, Inc.
1885 Windy Hill Road
Marietta, GA 30067

Mailing Address:
3080 Corn Road, Smyrna, GA 30080

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3272

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/26/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360144968

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
Current Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100180 H01 I	07/22/1986	07/28/1986	$490	$490	$0	08/12/1986	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14332829

Event: 06/17/1986

OVERTURNED CRANE FELL BACK ONTO OPERATOR, WHO HAD JUMPED OUT

A 20 TON HYDRAULIC TRUCK CRANE WAS SENT BY CRANE RENTAL SERVICE TO HANDLE THE TASK OF MOVING A 26,000 POUND REINFORCED CONCRETE HOLDING TANK. THE FINAL PART OF THE JOB WAS THE LOWERING OF THE TANK INTO A 20 FOOT DEEP EXCAVATION. THE CRANE WAS POSITIONED AS CLOSE TO THE EXCAVATION AS POSSIBLE, WITH 4 BY 4 TIMBERS PLACED UNDER THE OUTRIGGERS TO SPREAD THE LOADING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE TANK WAS POSITIONED OVER THE EXCAVATION AND LOWERED ABOUT HALF THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. THE SIGNALMEN INDICATED TO THE CRANE OPERATOR THAT THE LOAD HAD TO BE EXTENDED ABOUT ANOTHER FOOT TO CLEAR THE SIDEWALL. AS THE OPERATOR (EMPLOYEE #1) EXTENDED THE BOOM, THE CRANE SUDDENLY FLIPPED OVER BACKWARDS. EMPLOYEE #1 JUMPED FROM THE CRANE CAB, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE CRANE AS IT FELL BACK TO THE GROUND. HE WAS STRUCK AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BY THE FALLING CRANE.

Keywords: TRUCK CRANE, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100339910					Occupation Not Listed

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