Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307811851 - Wyoming Department Of Transportation

Inspection Information - Office: Wyoming Department Of Workforce Services - Osha Division

Inspection Nr: 307811851

Report ID: 0855610

Date Opened: 08/30/2004

Site Address:
Wyoming Department Of Transportation
Milepost 18.2 On U.S. Hwy 16
Worland, WY 82401

Mailing Address:
Po Box 461, Basin, WY 82410

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/03/2004

Emphasis: L:Constr

Case Closed: 01/06/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100980762

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260095 A	12/10/2004	12/08/2004	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200980480

Event: 08/30/2004

Employees are killed after struck by construction scraper

On August 30, 2004, Employees #1 and #2 were working with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, WYDOT, survey crew doing surveying work within the road right-of-way in support of an ongoing construction project to widen and resurface an existing two-lane highway. A scraper owned and operated by the project general contractor was doing earth-moving work in the vicinity. The scraper came up and out of the borrow pin and ran over Employee #1 and #2. Employee #1 was instantly fatally injured and Employee #2 was seriously injured. The WYDOT employees were working in the center of the roadway, facing away from the scraper's approach. The scraper operator could not see the WYDOT employees due to blind spot visibility limitations and did not realize the mishap had occurred until returning several minutes later with the next load of soil. Employee #2 was hospitalized and treated for fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, SCRAPER, PPE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307811851			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Civil engineers
2	307811851			Fatality	Dislocation	Civil engineers

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