Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110360120 - Hill & Hill Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110360120

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 08/21/1996

Site Address:
Hill & Hill Construction Co.
2267 Hwy 242 S.
West Helena, AR 72342

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/23/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/01/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360915375

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$4,000
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.	01001	Other	19260021 B02	10/07/1996	10/18/1996	$0	$2,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040008 A	10/07/1996	10/11/1996	$0	$2,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 567826

Event: 08/17/1996

Truck driver killed when struck by aircraft wing

Employee #1, a dump truck driver, was crossing an active runway at the municipal airport in West Helena, AR, when the dump truck was struck by the left wing of a crop duster aircraft that was taking off. Employee #1 was killed. The small municipal airport is used 90 percent of the time by farmers to land and take off with their crop duster planes. The portion of the runway that Employee #1 was crossing with his dump truck was not equipped with stop lights or other warning devices to alert runway crossers of oncoming aircraft.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, WING, AIRPORT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110360120			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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