Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112410642 - Jte Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Manassas (Regional Office)- Safety 0355114

Inspection Nr: 112410642

Report ID: 0355114

Date Opened: 12/08/1992

Site Address:
Jte Inc.
Interstste 66 At Jerman Town Road
Fairfax, VA 22030

Mailing Address:
10109 Giles Run Road, Lorton, VA 22079

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/09/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1995

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$2,500
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	Other	19260021 B02	03/08/1993	06/01/1995	$2,500	$2,500	$0	03/15/1993	Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 894493

Event: 12/08/1992

Employee injured when leg crushed by concrete panel

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on December 8, 1992, Employee #1 was helping to unload the last of 4 ft wide by 15 ft long by 10 in. thick concrete sound barrier panels from a flatbed trailer. The trailer was slanted to its right with the natural slope of the nearly-level roadway. Because the trailer was slanted to the right, the panel was only braced on the right side of each end of the panels by a 2 ft by 4 ft board angled up from the siderail of the trailer and nailed to 1 ft by 4 ft side dunnage strips extending vertically from the bottom to the top of the panel. Each brace was nailed to the 1 ft by 4 ft strips by three nails--two straight in and one down from the top end of each 2 ft by 4 ft board. Employee #1 had been using a short metal rod and a small short-handled sledgehammer to locate and clean out the 3/4 in. (inside diameter) cable ports. He was at the front end of the trailer, partially between the front end of the panel and the right side of the trailer. As he bent over to see if the ports were clear, the supports gave way. He tried to jump to the side but could not avoid the falling panel, and his right leg was severely crushed between the panel and a concrete barrier beside the trailer. At the time the panel fell, Employee #1 was not actually touching it. Subsequently his right leg was amputated just below the knee. The panel had not been adequately braced to preclude such an accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OFF LOADING, BRACING, LEG, CONCRETE PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112410642					Occupation Not Listed

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