Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115052003 - Britz Wrecking & Excavating

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115052003

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/14/1992

Site Address:
Britz Wrecking & Excavating
John Morrell Complex, 402 South Iowa
Ottumwa, IA 52501

Mailing Address:
R.R. 2, Box 111, Maysville, MO 64469

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/17/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 01/26/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360202550

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
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
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	01/12/1993	01/15/1993	$1,250	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	1200003 1	01/12/1993	01/22/1993	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	1200005 1	01/12/1993	01/22/1993	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02003	Other	1200006	01/12/1993	01/22/1993	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170126288

Event: 12/11/1992

Employee dies after being crushed in cab by falling concrete

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on December 11, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a backhoe with a concrete breaker to chip the columns on the lower floors of a seven-story brick and concrete building. Employee #1 was moving his machine to another location when the upper floors collapsed, falling outward from the building. The falling materials struck the machine, crushing the cab area. Employee #1 suffered massive injuries from which he died.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115052003			Fatality	Fracture	Operating engineers

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