Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14855001 - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 14855001

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 02/13/1985

Site Address:
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
4300 Garden City Dr
New Carrollton, MD 20784

Mailing Address:
600 Fifth St Nw, Washington, DC 20001

Union Status: Union

SIC:9311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/29/1985

Emphasis: L:9311

Case Closed: 05/22/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360614879

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100244 A02 III	04/29/1985	05/02/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14201396

Event: 02/12/1985

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY FALLING OBJECT

A heavy equipment mechanic with a major urban transit authority, was working on a truck equipped with a universal hy-rail. This truck was on a flat bed Ford 8000 Steco Boom Truck. The rear wheel assembly was raised with two 4-ton jacks and an L-shaped hook was installed to support the wheel assembly. The jacks were used only to raise the assembly to set the hook and were then removed. The employee was using a hammer to straighten a bracket under the left rear wheel of the hy-rail assembly. The L-shaped brackets failed to support the assembly and the assembly fell onto the employee, killing him by crushing his head between the left rear rail wheel and the bed of the boom truck.

Keywords: WHEEL, BOOM TRUCK, MAINTENANCE, RAIL, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, JACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14855001			Fatality	Concussion	Heavy equipment mechanics

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