Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18844621 - The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

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

Inspection Nr: 18844621

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 07/31/1987

Site Address:
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
145 S. Winchester Road
Annapolis, MD 21401

Mailing Address:
300 East Joppa Road, Baltimore, MD 21204

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/31/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/03/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360751390

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	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	890032 M B	08/17/1987	08/20/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 822734

Event: 07/15/1987

Employee injured when struck by cover

At approximately 7:00 a.m., Employee #1, a construction mechanic, was about to replace an air brake diaphragm on the right front wheel of an FMC hydraulic crane (Serial #45G9-991D). This could have been done without disturbing the spring housing, which would set the brake if air pressure was lost. The employee noticed that the two-bolt clamp that secures the spring cover was loose on one side, and he thought it was unsafe to work on the diaphragm without tightening the clamp. He also decided to tighten both nuts equally. He took a few turns down on the loose side and then backed off the tight side a few turns before going back to tighten the loose side. The cover flew off and struck him in the right side of his forehead. Employee #1 did not lose consciousness but thought he had lost part of his head. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he received stitches and was released. Apparently, one of the two ears had broken off the cover. (The cover was no longer on the site at the time of the inspection.)

Keywords: COVER, FOREHEAD, MECHANIC, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18844621			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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