Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106159874 - Colonial Rigging & Contracting Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106159874

Report ID: 0215800

Date Opened: 08/21/1997

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100880210

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200880094

Event: 08/21/1997

Employee killed when struck by falling crane block

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106159874			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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