Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108430489 - Kiewit-Shea Ajv

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 108430489

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 07/08/1992

Site Address:
Kiewit-Shea Ajv
712 East Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Mailing Address:
Po Box 13007, Baltimore, MD 21703

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/02/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360223275

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,300
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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.	01001	Serious	19260800 R14	10/16/1992	10/21/1992	$1,500	$2,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170749212

Event: 07/08/1992

Employees fall from scaffolding when hit by runaway train

At approximately 5:45 a.m. on July 8, 1992, a runaway muck train consisting of two muck cars and one flat car was in the Johns Hopkins inbound tunnel. Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 were working from a high car (a car with scaffolding used to hang plastic sheets of waterproofing). The runaway train hit the high car and all five employees were knocked from the scaffolding. Employees #1 through #5 were sent to the hospital, where all but one were treated and released. Employee #2 remained hospitalized. The three loaded muck cars had been secured by only one chain. As a locomotive passed, the chain broke, causing the muck cars to run away. The employer is strictly enforcing that rule that parked cars be both chained and blocked. To further prevent a similar accident, present air brake systems are being converted to have automatic parking brakes when the air hoses are disconnected.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, TRAIN, BROKEN CHAIN, SCAFFOLDING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108430489	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Mining machine operators
2	108430489	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Mining machine operators
3	108430489	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Mining machine operators
4	108430489	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Mining machine operators
5	108430489	Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Mining machine operators

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