Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 303555379 - Suitt Construction Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv

Nr: 303555379	Report ID: 0454510	Open Date: 08/23/2001

Suitt Construction Co., Inc.
131 Revco Rd. North Augusta, SC 29841		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC: 1541/General Contractors-Industrial Buildings and Warehouses
Mailing: P. O. Box 8858, Greenville, SC 29604

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	09/21/2001
Planning Guide:	Safety-Construction	Close Case:	07/29/2002

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	100372622

Violation Summary
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
Deleted	1.	01001	Serious	19260550 A01	10/01/2001	10/04/2001	$1,125	$1,125	$0	10/08/2001	D - Govt Dismissed

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200371771		Event: 08/22/2001	Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Crane Jib
On August 22, 2001, a crane operator and Employee #1, a helper, were in the process of stowing a jib on the side of a crane boom. The process involved swinging the jib around in place, putting the retainer pins in place, and then removing the swing pin. The jib was not properly aligned and the retainer pins did not catch the jib. When the swing pin was removed the jib fell, hitting Employee #1, who died of a concussion.
Keywords: crane boom, jib crane, struck by, concussion
1	303555379		Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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