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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101275626 - Dillard Smith Construction Company
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office
Site Address:
Dillard Smith Construction Company
Forest Parkway 1/2 Mile West Of Hwg 42
Conley, GA 30027
Mailing Address:
548 Lake Mirror Road, College Park, GA 30349
Union Status: Union
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/24/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/03/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360126825 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 |
| Current Penalty | $350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260952 A03 | 05/26/1988 | 06/03/1988 | $350 | $350 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
AT ABOUT 8:30 AM ON MAY 16, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DIRECTING THE WORK CREW AS THEY WERE SETTING UP TO STRING A NEW OVERHEAD POWER LINE ALONG A ROAD BED. TRAFFIC CONES AND SIGNS WERE EMPLACED AND A BUCKET TRUCK PARKED BETWEEN THE CONES AND THE CURB. THE BOOM TRUCK WAS SET AT THE PULLING POLE. THE EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING THE PROPER SLACK IN THE LINES WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 DIRECTED ANOTHER WORKER TO BACK THE BUCKET TRUCK TO THE POSITION IT HAD BEEN THE PREVIOUS WORK DAY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE DIRT SIDE OF THE CURB OBSERVING THE SLACK IN THE LINE AS THE BUCKET TRUCK STARTED TO BACK UP. HE STEPPED INTO THE PATH OF THE BACKING TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK AND KILLED. THE BUCKET TRUCK HAD NO BACK-UP ALARM NOR WAS A FLAGMAN USED.
Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, INATTENTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101275626 | Fatality | Concussion | Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install. |