Inspection Detail
Inspection: 106159874 - Colonial Rigging & Contracting Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office
Site Address:
Colonial Rigging & Contracting Corp.
Alcan Aluminum Plant Lake Rd. North
Oswego, NY 13126
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 153, Syracuse, NY 13206
Union Status: Union
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/19/1997
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/19/1997
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 100880210 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was working in a basement, installing a new heat exchanger. A 125-ton overhead crane with an auxiliary 15-ton hook assembly had been used to maneuver the heat exchanger into position. The crane operator was raising the hook and repositioning the cab-operated crane, the block assembly broke free and fell into the basement, striking and killing Employee #1. The wire rope suspending the hook assembly had sheared as the hook assembly two-blocked into the underside of the crane bridge.
Keywords: WORK RULES, BROKEN CABLE, CONSTRUCTION, OVERHEAD CRANE, STRUCK BY, TWO-BLOCKING, PULLEY, CRANE BLOCK, FALLING OBJECT, SHEARED
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 106159874 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |