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Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock | ||||
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| Nr: 300581410 | Report ID: 0627400 | Open Date: 10/31/2000 | ||
| Jesse Craig Painting, Inc. | ||||
| Exit 58 Off Of I-20, 18 Miles E Of Pecos Tx Pecos, TX 79772 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1731/Electrical Work | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 157, Las Lunas, NM 87031 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/22/2001 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 05/16/2005 | |
| Emphasis: | L:Fall | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100810720 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $5,600 | $28,000 | $0 | $400 | $0 | $34,000 |
| Current Penalty | $5,600 | $28,000 | $0 | $400 | $0 | $34,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100268 E | 04/23/2001 | 05/03/2001 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100268 G01 | 04/23/2001 | 05/03/2001 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Willful | 5A0001 | 04/23/2001 | 05/03/2001 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02002 | Willful | 19100027 D05 | 04/23/2001 | 05/03/2001 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 03001 | Other | 19100268 C | 04/23/2001 | 05/03/2001 | $400 | $400 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200810828 | Event: 10/29/2000 | Employee Killed In Fall From Telecommunications Tower | ||||
| Employees #1 and #2 were being hoisted up a 500 ft telecommunications tower to replace antenna parts damaged when the tower was struck by lightning. They were being raised by a 1/2 in. nylon rope load line using a friction winch. Employee #2 was attached to the load line by a pelican clip that was attached to a seat strap D-ring by a small clevis on his tree saddle safety belt. The pelican clip had been run through a hand-tied loop in the end of the rope load line. Employee #1 was attached to the same loop by the center clip of a short three-clip rope safety lanyard, as were the replacement antenna parts. The remaining clips were attached to the waist D-rings on her full body harness. The rope load line had been routed up the tower through a 3 in. McKissik top block pulley that had been hand-tied to the face of the tower by two pieces of 1/2 in. climbing rope, at a height of approximately 475 ft. The 1/2 in. nylon load line was then routed back down the tower and through a heel block pulley attached near the base. The free end was then wrapped around a cathead (capstan hoist) which had been bolted to the left rear wheel of a small pick-up truck, with the wheel jacked up off the ground. With the pickup truck idling, Employee #3 manually pulled on the free end of the rope, hoisting Employees #1 and #2 up the tower. The two employees were at a height of approximately 385 ft when the pickup's engine apparently stalled. When a coworker tried to restart the engine, friction was lost between the rope load line and the capstan hoist drum, causing Employees #1 and #2 to fall. They struck a guy at a height of about 210 ft and managed to ride it to the ground. Employee #1 was killed. Employee #2 suffered a fractured back, a fractured jaw, some fractured ribs, and other internal injuries. Employee #3 sustained severe rope burns to both hands from trying to stop the rope. | ||||||
| Keywords: fracture, communication tower, hoisting mechanism, telecom work, work rules, construction, fall, abrasive burn, winch, mech malfunction | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 300581410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 300581410 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 300581410 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||