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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 107539579 - T.P.S. Construction Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office
Site Address:
T.P.S. Construction Corporation
Cp103 Deer Island
Withrop, MA 02152
Mailing Address:
212 Eight Lots Road, Sutton, MA 01590
Union Status: Union
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Unprog Rel
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/24/1992
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: L:Tunnel
Case Closed: 02/17/1993
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360388938 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $14,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,000 |
| Current Penalty | $11,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,200 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260251 A01 | 12/14/1992 | 12/17/1992 | $1,600 | $2,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260550 A01 | 12/14/1992 | 12/17/1992 | $3,200 | $4,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260550 A05 | 12/14/1992 | 12/17/1992 | $3,200 | $4,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19260550 B02 | 12/14/1992 | 12/17/1992 | $3,200 | $4,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employees were constructing a precast concrete collar beam to support a manhole lid at the surface entrance of a tunnel shaft. The collar beam consisted of two 12 ft diameter precast concrete rings with a butyl rubber gasket between them. The day before the accident, the top segment was set on top of the base segment without the required gasket. The next day, a Link Belt LS-718 crawler crane was borrowed from the contractor at the adjacent site, and used to hoist the top segment 4 ft above the base segment. Three employees and an independent truck driver began applying the gasket material to the lip of the base segment with the top segment suspended directly above them. After warning the foreman of the hazard of working under the load, the crane operator activated a safety switch designed to engage the spring-applied brakes and locking pawls on all drums. The load came through the brake and pawl and pinned Employee #1's head and arms between the two segments. Later that afternoon, Employee #1 died of multiple head injuries caused by blunt trauma.
Keywords: HEAD, SUSPENDED LOAD, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE BEAM, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, ARM, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107539579 | Occupation Not Listed |