Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310774161 - Us Towers Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310774161

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 02/27/2007

Site Address:
Us Towers Corporation
702 E. North St.
Lincoln, KS 67455

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3441

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/18/2007

Emphasis: S:Amputations, S:Electrical, S:Powered Ind Vehicle, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 03/03/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101344448

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,250
Current Penalty	$3,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,150
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	19100177 D04 I	05/18/2007	05/31/2007	$750	$750	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 O01	05/18/2007	09/28/2007	$3,150	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201344348

Event: 02/26/2007

Employee Is Crushed by Falling Object, Later Dies

At approximately 3:40 p.m. on February 26, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were working in the building doing demolition and removing debris from the premises. The employees decided to move a cart that had a section of tower nestled on it. The cart was located near an overhead door. The tower section alone weighed approximately 2,800 pounds. As the employees began to push the cart they noticed both tires on the cart were flat. They used a Hyster H80XL, Model Number 3107 forklift to lift the cart so they could service the tires. The cart was lifted approximately 2 in. to relieve the tire pressure. The coworker was called away after airing up the south tire; he told Employee #1 to finish up airing the other tire. Employee #1 decided to lift the cart more. The cart was raised approximately 2 ft off the ground and also had the forks tilted back. As Employee #1 reached over the forks to air up the tire, the top-heavy tower rolled over onto him. Employee #1 was standing between the load and the back of the forks when the accident occurred. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he died from asphyxia as result of crushing injuries to the chest and abdomen.

Keywords: CHEST, ABDOMEN, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, TIRE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310774161			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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