Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1350793.015 - Radford And Nix Construction, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1350793.015

Report ID: 0419700

Date Opened: 10/03/2018

Site Address:
Radford And Nix Construction, Llc
5842 Frank Reeder Road Stonebrook Property Development
Pensacola, FL 32526

Mailing Address:
7014 Pine Forest Road, Pensacola, FL 32526

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/19/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1387382

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	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
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	19040039 A02	01/22/2019		$5,000	$5,000	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 109719.015

Event: 10/01/2018

Employee suffers burns in explosion, later dies from heart a

At 10:38 p.m. on September 26, 2018, an employee was operating a John Deere tractor with Kingkutter 6-foot bushhog mower cutting down chest high vegetation in remote area of the site. The employee backed up the tractor and the mower struck a 40 cubic foot acetylene gas cylinder that was hidden by the tall vegetation. The employee was caught in the explosion and was hospitalized with second and third degree burns to his arms, neck, chest, back and face. The employee died on October 7, 2018 while still in the hospital from a heart attack.

Keywords: Acetylene, Arm, Backing Up, Burn, Chest, Explosion, Face, Lawn Mower, Neck, Tank, Tractor

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1350793.015	42	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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