Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123805343 - Johnson Co. Fiscal Court-Road & Bridge Dept.

Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance

Inspection Nr: 123805343

Report ID: 0452110

Date Opened: 06/10/1993

Site Address:
Johnson Co. Fiscal Court-Road & Bridge Dept.
Boyd'S Branch Road Off Ky #581
Paintsville, KY 41240

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 868, Paintsville, KY 41240

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/27/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362000853

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	201800101	07/09/1993	08/18/1993	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19260050 C	07/09/1993	08/18/1993	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 736207

Event: 06/09/1993

Employee killed when struck by backhoe

A county road construction/repair crew was assigned to repair a section of gravel road by replacing a damaged culvert. Employee #1 was the crew foreman. As he stood within approximately 1 ft of the backhoe, which had dug out the shallow ditch and was now pulling a 4 ft by 2 ft section of concrete pipe over the damaged section of metal culvert, the chain attached to the pipe slipped. The arm of the backhoe jerked sharply and struck Employee #1. He did not lose consciousness, but later died of a damaged aorta during surgery. Employee #1 was hit because of the tension placed on the backhoe by the slight side pull angle.

Keywords: CHAIN, REPAIR, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123805343			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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