Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109307835 - Exl Contracting, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109307835

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 05/10/1995

Site Address:
Exl Contracting, Inc.
Nick-A-Jack Creek Bankhead Highway 278-78
Mableton, GA 30059

Mailing Address:
1561 Virginia Avenue, College, GA 30337

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/08/1996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19260020 B02	09/22/1995	09/28/1995	$0	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	09/22/1995	09/28/1995	$750	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19260850 A	09/22/1995	09/28/1995	$1,250	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 922815

Event: 05/10/1995

Employee injured in fall from bridge

Shortly after Employee #1 and three coworkers arrived on site, two of them began to use a Komatsu PC200 and a John Deere 490E to finish pulling up the asphalt on the right site of a bridge, facing east. Once they completed this task, they started to demolish the curb and railing along the right side of the bridge, still facing east. One employee was operating the John Deere to tear down the curb and railing while the other employee was stacking the asphalt along the bank. During this time, Employee #1 and a coworker were standing on the walkway of the railing at the opposite end watching the operation and checking for signs. The midsection of the railing toppled over, forcing Employee #1 and the coworker into the creek. Employee #1 sustained serious head injuries but the coworker escaped without injury. Causal factors include the dead and live load, the vibration from the machinery and the road next to it, and the fact that the area on which Employee #1 and the coworker were standing was not securely fastened to the floor of the bridge.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, VIBRATIONS, FALL, BRIDGE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109307835			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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