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Inspection: 107952335 - Weddle Brothers Construction Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 107952335
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 03/15/1989

Site Address:
Weddle Brothers Construction Inc.
(Bridges) U S Hwy 50 W
Washington, IN 47501

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1330, Bloomington, IN 47401

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/24/1989

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360470926
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 Citaton Type Standard Cited Issuance Date Abatement Due Date Current Penalty Initial Penalty FTA Penalty Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001A Serious 19260021 B02 07/05/1989 06/01/1989 $0 $0 $0 -  
2. 01001B Serious 19260028 A 07/05/1989 07/08/1989 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01001C Serious 19260106 A 07/05/1989 07/08/1989 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01001D Serious 19260106 C 07/05/1989 07/08/1989 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 01001E Serious 19260106 D 07/05/1989 07/08/1989 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 01001F Serious 19260602 A03 I 07/05/1989 07/08/1989 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 758904
Event: 03/14/1989
Bulldozer operator drowns in river

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March 14, 1989, Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar D-5 bulldozer on an access road that started from an existing highway and led underneath a new bridge structure into a river. Employee #1 was working the dirt to prepare this access road for later use by construction personnel. Due to the high water level of the river, approximately 115 ft of the access road was underwater. Employee #1 backed the bulldozer down this road and into the water to a section of the road that had apparently been washed away. The bulldozer slid into the river and was submerged. The rapid current swept Employee #1 from the bulldozer and he drowned.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, RIVER, UNSTABLE SOIL, BULLDOZER, DROWN

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 107952335 Fatality Other Grader, dozer and scraper operators
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