Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303931943 - A Tow, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303931943

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 02/12/2001

Site Address:
A Tow, Inc.
160 Ponce De Leon Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30306

Mailing Address:
180 Harriet Street S.E., Atlanta, GA 30307

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7549

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/02/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/03/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100201110

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,000	$0	$3,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	06/14/2001	07/11/2001	$0	$0	$0	06/29/2001	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	19040008 A	06/14/2001	06/19/2001	$3,000	$5,000	$0	06/29/2001	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 303931943

Event: 02/07/2001

Employee Knocked To The Ground And Run Over by Truck

Employee #1, a tow truck operator, was killed as he attempted to get back in his rolling truck when the door knocked him down to the ground and he was run over by the front tire of his truck. He stopped at a service station to throw some trash away. He put the gear shift in park and got out of the truck. He was dumping the trash when the truck began to roll backward. Witnesses indicated Employee #1 tried to run around and open the truck door. As he tried to get into the truck, the door knocked him down and he was run over and killed by the front tire of his truck.

Keywords: TRUCK, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303931943			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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