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Inspection Information - Office: Kentucky | ||||
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| Nr: 2770865 | Report ID: 0452110 | Open Date: 02/04/1988 | ||
| 3-D Enterprises Inc | ||||
| 2400 Richmond Road Lexington, KY 40502 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1629/Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: P O Box 12588, Lexington, KY 40583 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 02/29/1988 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 05/13/1988 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360208086 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $780 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $780 |
| Current Penalty | $360 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $360 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| Deleted | 1. | 01001 | Serious | 338003101 A | 04/14/1988 | 02/04/1988 | $420 | $420 | $0 | A - Amendment | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260251 C04 III | 04/14/1988 | 02/04/1988 | $360 | $360 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19260251 A01 | 04/14/1988 | 02/04/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02002 | Other | 19260251 C02 | 04/14/1988 | 02/04/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 994079 | Event: 02/04/1988 | Construction Worker Killed When Struck By Falling Truss | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CONNECTING A 2 LEG WIRE ROPE SLING WITH 2 HOOK ATTACHMENTS TO A STEEL TRUSS BEAM. THE SLING WAS CONNECTED TO A MASTER RING ATTACHED TO THE BUCKET OF A HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK THE SECOND HOOK OF THE SLING TO THE LOAD. THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS WEARING A TOOL POUCH WITH A HAMMER HANGING FROM ITS SIDE. HE APPARENTLY STOOD UP INSIDE THE CAB TO BETTER INSTRUCT EMPLOYEE #1. AS HE SAT DOWN, THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER CAUGHT THE CONTROLS, CAUSING THE BOOM AND BUCKET TO SWING TO THE RIGHT. THE BEAM ROLLED OVER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH. | ||||||
| Keywords: steel beam, truss, work rules, control lever, construction, excavator, struck by, falling object, inattention | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 2770865 | Fatality | Fracture | Carpenters | ||