Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307100487 - Red River Hydro Seeding, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307100487

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 10/22/2003

Site Address:
Red River Hydro Seeding, Inc
Hwy 71, Section 1, I-49 Project
Fouke,, AR 71837

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3045, Texarkana, AR 75504

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 05/17/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100262492

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	19260501 B15	04/14/2004	04/21/2004	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260503 A01	04/14/2004	04/26/2004	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200262186

Event: 10/21/2003

Employee falls from truck trailer striking his head and dies

On October 21, 2003, Employee #1 climbed on top of bales of hay and grass sod to load a flat-bed 42-ft trailer. The crew was cleaning up excess grass sod and bales of hay following the contractor's erosion control work on the shoulder of the highway. Employee #1 was stacking square bales of hay approximately 9.5 ft above the ground, when he lost his balance and fell backward off of the trailer and died.

Keywords: PPE, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, FALL, CONCUSSION, TRAILER, FLATBED TRUCK, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307100487			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers

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