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Inspection: 102917523 - United Steel Erectors

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South

Nr: 102917523

Report ID: 0111400

Open Date: 03/09/1988

United Steel Erectors

75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Union Status: Union

SIC: 1791/Structural Steel Erection

Mailing: 126 Robin Street, P.O. Box 528, Everett, MA 02149

Inspection Type:

Referral

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Private

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

08/03/1988

Close Case:

04/13/1989

Related Activity:

Type

Safety

Health

Referral

901224006

Yes

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
Current Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	19260020 B03	08/30/1988	09/06/1988	$630	$630	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 14540595		Event: 03/09/1988	Construction Employee Injured When Struck By Counterweight
EMPLOYEE #1, A CONSTRUCTION WORKER, WAS LYING IN A PRONE POSITION WITH THE UPPER HALF OF HIS BODY INSIDE AN ELEVATOR SHAFT. HE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A STRUCTURAL STEEL BOLT LOCATED BELOW HIM. SUDDENLY THE COUNTERWEIGHT FOR THE SERVICE ELEVATOR CAR DESCENDED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE COUNTERWEIGHT AND THE FLOOR EDGE. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.
Keywords: counterbalance, pinned, work rules, construction, lockout, struck by, elevator shaft, inattention
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	102917523		Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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