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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 103663480 - Alaska, State Of Dot/Pf
Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement
Site Address:
Alaska, State Of Dot/Pf
P.O. Box 65
King Salmon, AK 99613
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:1611
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: StateGovt
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/01/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/24/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360102057 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,800 |
| Current Penalty | $400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $400 |
| 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 | 50150 B02 D | 08/31/1989 | 09/03/1989 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 02001A | Serious | 50030 C03 | 08/31/1989 | 09/21/1989 | $400 | $800 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001B | Serious | 50030 B02 AII | 08/31/1989 | 09/21/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 03001 | Other | 150101 H01 | 08/31/1989 | 09/03/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At 10:24 a.m. on June 29, 1989, Employee #1, an equipment operator with almost 29 years of service, was part of a six-man crew performing the routine job of repairing/patching asphalt on the south safety area of the west end of Runway 11-29 at the King Salmon Airport in King Salmon, AK. Employee #1 was performing duties as a signalman and was crushed between the backing International Harvester asphalt distributor truck that he was signaling and a Stafford dump truck. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries to the chest and abdomen, resulting in multiple rib fractures, pelvic fractures, a lacerated mesentery and liver, and an internal hemorrhage. Employee #1 died of these injuries at 12:39 p.m. This accident was preventable; it was caused primarily by carelessness and poor judgment on the part of Employee #1 and the operator of the distributor truck. Employee #1 was improperly positioned as signalman and did not stop the distributor truck before stepping between it and the dump truck. The distributor truck driver failed to stop immediately after losing sight of Employee #1.
Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, ABDOMEN, SIGNALMAN, HEMORRHAGE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, RIB
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103663480 | Fatality | Fracture | Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators |