Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1428321.015 - Speedbowl Enterprises, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha

Inspection Nr: 1428321.015

Report ID: 0155010

Date Opened: 09/03/2019

Site Address:
Speedbowl Enterprises, Llc
61 Fisher Road
Barre, VT 05641

Mailing Address:
Po Box 281, Waterbury, VT 05676

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 711212/Racetracks

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/21/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1493935

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	$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	19040029 A	11/07/2019	12/05/2019	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120486.015

Event: 09/01/2019

Two employees are injured when struck by racecar

At 2:08 p.m. on September 1, 2019, two employees were standing behind the turn 1 concrete barrier wall of a racetrack overseeing the "Tiger Model" class automobile race. Employee #1 was positioned to release race cars back onto the track after having come off the track for repairs during the race. Employee #2 was positioned to be able to see the race track to look for debris and notify the cleanup crew. Both employees were standing at the end of the barrier wall of turn 1, approximately 56-feet from the start of the turn. The race was coming to the concluding last laps, when the race cars approached turn 1. Three cars approached turn 1 side by side and began to collide just prior to entering the turn. The outside racecar was forced into the straight stretch barrier wall. The pressure from the two inside race cars on the outside racecar and the speed carried into the wall, forced the outside racecar to climb the straight stretch barrier wall. The outside racecar was climbing the barrier wall as it approached the barrier wall in turn 1. The wall in the turn was connected to the straight stretch wall and tapered up to the height of 4-feet, 5-inches and was 8-inches thick. The outside racecar traveled up the taper of the barrier wall and breached the top of the wall, exiting the track airborne. The airborne racecar then landed on the ground outside of the barrier wall along turn 1 and traveled approximately 102-feet, striking both employee #1 and #2. Employee #2 was pinned between the racecar and a second padded barrier wall in front of the observation tower adjacent to the pit area exit gate. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a fractured leg. Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat a fractured right leg, fractured vertebrae, dislocated hip, concussion.

Keywords: Automobile, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Dislocated, Fracture, Hip, Leg, Racetrack, Struck By, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1428321.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury
2	1428321.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury

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