Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100748730 - Kirkland Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100748730

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 04/08/1993

Site Address:
Kirkland Construction
1/2 Mile South Of Cty Rd. 100 & Hwy 82
Carbondale, CO 81623

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360351977
Referral	901734947	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,475	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,475
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260601 B04	07/16/1993	07/19/1993	$2,475	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 522094

Event: 04/07/1993

Employee killed whencrushed by backing up grader

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on April 7, 1993, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on establishing the proper grade during a road fill operation. Employee #1 was using a hand-held optic grade checking device while the coworker was operating a 14 G Caterpillar road grader. Employee #1 bent over, placing his head close to the ground to sight an elevation marker located on the side of the new road. At the same time, the coworker backed up the road grader to make another pass over the road fill that had recently been placed there. As he backed up, he ran over and crushed Employee #1's head, killing him. The back-up alarm was inoperative.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GRADER, HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, ROAD PAVING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100748730			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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