Summary: About 8:00 am 02/03/03 ***** personal began to set up the 50-ton rough terrain crane at the oil barge dock to unload cargo for the ***** project. After the crane was positioned approximately 8′ from the edge of the bulkhead and all pre-lift checks had been made with dry run we proceeded to lift […]
Construction Industry Program Incident Report: Truck-mounted Concrete Placing Boom Overturns Category: Cranes & hoists Sub-category: Concrete placing equipment Relevant to: All construction sectors, concreting contractors, truckmounted concrete boom pump owners and operators Date of Issue: 22 January 2003 Reference No: 03: 001 Authorised by: Geoff Thomas, Construction Industry Program Director Incident
Event: Caustic burnDate/Time: 17 April 2003, 0815 hrs.Location: premix mud tankShift and Team: Daylight tourInvestigation Date(s): 17-18 April 2003Report completed by: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX CONCLUSION: The accident was preventable and results from: Employee did not use proper procedure for mixing caustic soda. Employee had his coveralls tucked inside the top of his
UPDATED on 3/11/03 Dear Bryan: Am I missing something? I have read the caption on the below attached photo / description several times….and I can appreciate the (additional) safety violations noted, but nowhere is thebiggie – Number one should have been, it is
Colleagues Please find attached a photograph highlighting the dangers associated with pressurized containers and the warm weather. This is a picture of a pressurized can that exploded in a person’s vehicle and imbedded itself in the back seat of the car. The metal backing in the seat back stopped it from penetrating the seat completely.
A worker was struck on the head by a compressed air hose which blew off its fitting on a piece of equipment. He received serious head injuries which proved fatal. The air hose was held by a hose clamp on the fitting with no keeper or restraining chain or sling to prevent the hose from
BOILERMAKER SUFFERS SERIOUS EYE INJURY IN GRINDING INCIDENT Fluor Australia released a Safety Alert on 23 January, dealing with an incident that happened on a Queensland site on 14 January which resulted in a boilermaker suffering permanent loss of vision in his left eye when using a hand-held grinder. We have provided the Safety Alert
Hi Bryan, Here is a classic example of not having zero energy. This guy was going to clean a screen on a line that normally runs around 80 degrees. The screen is on the suction of a centrifugal pump. The screen plugged up, causing the pump to cavitate and heat up tremendously. He
The boiler was in the basement at the rear of the school. This happen on a Sunday when the school was closed. If this was during the week there would have been 15 children and a teacher and teacher assistant in that classroom. The damage was so bad the rear of the school building had
Star elementary school Oklahoma 1982. Six children & one adult killed, 42 injured. The cause was an 80-gallon hot water heater exploded. The controls had been tampered with, the temperature probe was removed & the relief valve was improperly installed.
