Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102496049 - Caldwell Engineering Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102496049

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 10/20/1988

Site Address:
Caldwell Engineering Co.
1800 Gardner Expressway
Quincy, IL 62301

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1051, Quincy, IL 62301

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/03/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/10/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360567747

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
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	19260550 A05	11/28/1988	12/01/1988	$240	$480	$0	12/12/1988	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14379333

Event: 10/12/1988

Employee killed when struck by falling headache ball

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on October 12, 1988, Employee #1 and three coworkers were extracting sheet piling using a vibratory hammer. The main hoist line was attached to the vibratory hammer and clamped onto a sheet. A secondary whip line, with two headache balls attached, was hooked to the sheet piling to raise and lower the sheet. The vibration from the hammer caused the bolts holding the older, two-part headache ball to fail. One half, weighing approximately 53 lb, fell and struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, VIBRATIONS, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HEADACHE BALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102496049			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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