Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109654723 - Reading Crane & Engineering

Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109654723

Report ID: 0317020

Date Opened: 12/30/1994

Site Address:
Reading Crane & Engineering
Citisteel, 4001 Philadelphia Pike
Claymont, DE 19703

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7699

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/20/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/19/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360530471

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations		1				1
Initial Penalty	$0	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$10,500
Current Penalty	$0	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$10,500
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.	01001A	Willful	19100132 A	02/09/1995	03/30/1995	$10,500	$10,500	$0		-
2.	01001B	Willful	19100132 D02	02/09/1995	03/30/1995	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14228100

Event: 12/30/1994

Employee killed in unprotected fall from elevated crane

Employee #1 was removing and replacing trolley rails on an elevated overhead charge crane. While he was straddling the rails, attempting to remove rail clips with a sledge hammer, a trolley rail broke free and threw Employee #1 over the edge of the crane. He fell at least 50 ft to the metal flooring and died. Employee #1 was not wearing personal protective equipment, such as a safety harness and a lanyard.

Keywords: EJECTED, REPAIR, PPE, SAFETY BELT, LANYARD, OVERHEAD CRANE, FALL, HAND TOOL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109654723			Fatality	Other	Machinery maintenance occupations

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