Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301996328 - Fluid Crane & Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301996328

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 07/27/1999

Site Address:
Fluid Crane & Construction, Inc.
Hwy. 90 & Ross Rd.
New Iberia, LA 70562

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer 9586, New Iberia, LA 70562

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7353

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/27/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/13/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100550821

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Serious	5A0001	08/26/1999	08/31/1999	$2,000	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200550762

Event: 07/27/1999

Employee killed by swinging crane bridle

Employee #1, a 19-year-old mechanic's helper, was rigging an approximately 2,000 lb bridle on a crane. This required pulling out the cable from the main hoist drum, running it through the idler sheave in the crown of the boom, and forming an "eye" in the end of the cable with two wire rope clips. A wire rope sling was connected to the bridle run through the "eye" of the winch cable. As the crane operator slacked off the cable from the boom winch (the bridle that raises and lowers the boom), he would slowly take up the main winch line. This would pull the bridle toward the tip of the boom and allow coworkers to attach the pendant lines from the tip of the boom to the bridle. While performing this task, the wire rope clips came loose from the "eye" and the bridle swung down like a pendulum from the gantry, striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, WIRE ROPE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, WINCH, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301996328			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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