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Inspection: 105677355 - E. G. Middleton, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

 

Inspection Nr: 105677355
Report ID: 0355112
Date Opened: 03/28/1988

Site Address:
E. G. Middleton, Inc.
Cavalier Blvd. At Freedom Avenue
Portsmouth, VA 23701

Mailing Address:
2510 Cromwell Road, Norfolk, VA 23509

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/13/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/13/1988

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360297972
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 1 2
Current Violations 1 1 2
Initial Penalty $420 $0 $0 $0 $0 $420
Current Penalty $420 $0 $0 $0 $0 $420
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. 01001A Serious 19260020 B04 05/25/1988 06/27/1988 $420 $420 $0 -  
2. 01001B Serious 19260021 B02 05/25/1988 06/27/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01001C Serious 19260300 B02 05/25/1988 06/27/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 02001 Other ARM001102 A 05/25/1988 05/28/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14224059
Event: 03/25/1988
CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN CAUGHT BY ROPE AND CAPSTAN

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM ON MARCH 25, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A HOISTING LINE DURING THE PROCESS OF HANGING LIGHTS ABOUT 80 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE MOVED INTO THE PROXIMITY OF THE ROTATING CAPSTAN ON THE FRONT OF THE WORK TRUCK. HE THEN BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE POLYPROPYLENE ROPE AND WAS DRAWN INTO, AND BECAME BOUND TO, THE CAPSTAN IN SUCH A WAY THAT HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT IN A PINCHPOINT BETWEEN THE ROTATING CAPSTAN AND THE BUMPER. THE TOP PART OF HIS HEAD WAS REMOVED JUST ABOVE THE EYES.

Keywords: HEAD, ROPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ENTANGLED, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 105677355 Fatality Amputation Occupation not reported
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