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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 123717068 - Emk Contractors Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Or Safety 3-Salem
Site Address:
Emk Contractors Inc
33300 Row River Rd
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Mailing Address:
540 Conger St, Eugene, OR 97401
Union Status: Union
SIC:1711
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/08/1993
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/09/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362316150 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $6,500 | $0 | $0 | $200 | $0 | $6,700 |
| Current Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $150 | $0 | $3,650 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260602 A04 | 12/20/1993 | 08/11/1993 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $0 | 01/05/1994 | L - State Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 702022319 A | 12/20/1993 | 12/23/1993 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $0 | 01/05/1994 | L - State Settlement | |
| 3. | 02003 | Other | 4820003 | 12/20/1993 | 12/23/1993 | $150 | $200 | $0 | 01/05/1994 | L - State Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and a coworker, an equipment operator, were setting manholes at a construction site. Employee #1 was standing in a shallow excavation awaiting the manhole ring to be set into position by the bucket of the front end loader. As the front end loader approached, its front wheel rolled over the edge of the excavation. Although he attempted to retreat, Employee #1 was killed when he became trapped between the wall of the excavation and the bucket of the front end loader.
Keywords:excavation, front end loader, equipment operator, construction, caught between, unstable surface, struck by, manhole
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123717068 | Fatality | Fracture | Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters |