Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110041852 - The Williams & Beasley Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110041852

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 01/10/1996

Site Address:
The Williams & Beasley Company
5200 Kelly Elliot Rd.
Arlington, TX 76017

Mailing Address:
4001 Jaffee Street, Dallas, TX 75216

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/16/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360905061

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	01/30/1996	02/05/1996	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260550 A01	01/30/1996	02/05/1996	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 565952

Event: 01/10/1996

Employee killed when struck by falling crane boom

At 7:20 a.m. on January 10, 1995, Employee #1 and four coworkers were engaged in replacing a section of the boom on a Manitowoc truck crane. The crane operator had lowered the boom and the jib and head section had been removed. The operator mounted a skytrack forklift and attached a sling to the second section of the boom. The section was lifted slightly to relieve the pressure on the pins. Employee #1 got under the boom and removed one of the pins. When the pin was removed, the boom dropped slightly, and Employee #1 said to a nearby coworker, "I hope this don't fall." When he removed the second bottom pin, the boom fell, striking Employee #1 in the head and pinning him to the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, BOOM, PIN, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110041852			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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