Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115085730 - Cedar Falls, City Of

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115085730

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 05/07/1997

Site Address:
Cedar Falls, City Of
1300 Lincoln Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Mailing Address:
220 Clay Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9131

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/29/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/29/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360696629

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$1,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,750
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.	01001A	Serious	19260028 A	06/09/1997	07/25/1997	$1,750	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	06/09/1997	07/25/1997	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200520351

Event: 05/05/1997

Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Employee #1 was a senior engineering technician responsible for inspecting city construction projects in Cedar Falls, IA. At the time of the accident, he was visiting a roadway that was being milled down for resurfacing; the road work, in this case, was being done by a public contractor and not by city employees. Traffic on the roadway was reduced to one lane. Employee #1 was apparently walking eastward on the roadway when he was run over and killed by a 25 ton dump truck that was backing up in the same direction. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 was not wearing an orange protective vest, and the audible back-up alarm may not have been working properly.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WORK RULES, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, REFLECTIVE VEST, MECH MALFUNCTION, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115085730			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction inspectors

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