Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1224708.015 - Vogel Excavation Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1224708.015

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 04/13/2017

Site Address:
Vogel Excavation Company, Inc.
2775 State Route 8
Speculator, NY 12164

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 418, Speculator, NY 12164

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 811310/Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/13/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1200756	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,275	$0	$1,275
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$956	$0	$956
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19040039 A02	04/26/2017		$956	$1,275	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 94694.015

Event: 04/06/2017

Employee Is Struck By Falling Excavator Bucket And Fracture

At approximately 9:48 a.m. on April 6, 2017, Employee #1 was repairing the cutting edge on bottom of Fisher EZ-V snowplow. The cutting edge on the plow was bent. He supported the right side of the plow on a 7-ton jack stands and used a C clamp to straighten the bent cutting edge. When the C clamp would not work, he used the arm of a Komatsu PC78 MR excavator to bend the cutting edge back and hold it in position. Lying on a mechanic's creeper, he slid under the plow and attempted to attach the V-plow flap mounting weldment bracket, which attached to the bottom of the plow with two bolts. While working under the plow, Employee #1 struck the mounting bolts with a 3-pound sledgehammer to align them. The vibration from the hammer caused the excavator bucket to slip and the bucket struck him in his head, causing skull fracture. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Excavator, Falling Object, Fracture, Skull, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1224708.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Heavy equipment mechanics

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