Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300512993 - Ats Drilling, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300512993

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 06/30/1997

Site Address:
Ats Drilling, Inc.
1996 Pecan Delight Ave South Hwy 287
Corsicana, TX 75151

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 48353, Forth Worth, TX 76148

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/12/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/19/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100710243

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,500
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	08/22/1997	10/09/1997	$2,500	$2,500	$0	A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260550 A01	08/22/1997	08/27/1997	$2,500	$2,500	$0	A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	19260550 A05	08/22/1997	10/09/1997	$2,500	$2,500	$0	A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200710226

Event: 06/26/1997

Employee killed when pinned by falling boom section

At 1:15 p.m. on June 26, 1997, Employee #1 was disassembling the boom of a FMC Link Belt truck crane to add on a 20 ft boom section. The crane operator had lowered the boom to disassemble the middle section. Employee #1 got under the boom and had removed the bottom pins when the boom section fell on him. He was pinned underneath and was killed.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, BOOM, UNSECURED, PINNED, TRUCK CRANE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300512993			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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