Inspection 342663556 OPENED SEP 26, 2017Closed
Tri-county Gin 24134 Cr Ew 181, Chattanooga, OK 73528 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 24, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls from elevation and is killed
At 9:30 a.m. on September 24, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were making repairs to a burr house at a distillery. The coworker was using the mobile crane to lift pieces of sheet metal up to Employee #1, who was standing on top of an auger housing, on top of the burr house, attaching a C-clamp, with a rope tied to the C-clamp, onto the metal sheets to guide them into place. The employee had attached the C-clamp to a five foot by 10 foot metal sheet and was struggling to guide it through some framework of the structure. As Employee #1 was holding the rope that was attached to the C-clamp, he jerked the rope to get the metal sheet through the framework and the C-clamp came off. The employee fell backwards to the ground on the north side of the burr house and was killed. house and was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1) · Fall protection |
Serious | $3,880 | $3,880 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(2) · Inspections |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 2018 | Final |