Inspection Detail
Inspection: 108005380 - Madden Auto Sales And Salvage
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Madden Auto Sales And Salvage
R R #3 Box 175
Lexington, IN 47138
Mailing Address:
Attn Joan Madden R R #3 Box 175, Lexington, IN 47138
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5932
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/22/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/04/1990
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360469928 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
Current Penalty | $750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 |
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 | 2200080101 | 07/18/1989 | 08/06/1990 | $750 | $1,000 | $0 | 08/09/1989 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | |
2. | 02001 | Other | 4000402 | 07/18/1989 | 08/06/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
3. | 02002 | Other | 19101200 E01 | 07/18/1989 | 08/06/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
4. | 02003 | Other | 19101200 G01 | 07/18/1989 | 08/06/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
5. | 02004 | Other | 19101200 G08 | 07/18/1989 | 08/06/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
6. | 02005 | Other | 19101200 H | 07/18/1989 | 08/06/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:45 a.m. on June 5, 1989, at Madden Auto Sales and Salvage in Blocher, IN, the hydraulic hose (original equipment) on a 17-year-old P&H 312 track backhoe ruptured. All hydraulic pressure to the boom failed instantly. The entire boom, and the 1 1/2 ton magnet it was carrying, free-fell and struck Employee #1, age 52. He died instantly of multiple head fractures and wounds, and multiple fractures of other body parts. The track backhoe did not have a hydraulic cylinder holding its valves intact, which is current standard safety equipment on all such units in the industry. Employee #1 should not have been in the area.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, BOOM, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOSE, HYDRAULIC LINE, RUPTURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 108005380 | Fatality | Fracture | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |