Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1472212.015 - Jomax Construction Company, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Wichita
Site Address:
Jomax Construction Company, Inc.
Ne 160th Road And 130th Ave
Harper, KS 67058
Mailing Address:
1901 Main St, Platteville, CO 80651
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237120/Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/28/2020
Emphasis: N:Trench
Case Closed: 08/11/2022
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1569301 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $26,988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,988 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,988 | $0 | $26,988 |
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 | Other | 5A0001 | 07/10/2020 | 09/01/2020 | $13,494 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01002 | Other | 19260021 B02 | 07/10/2020 | 09/01/2020 | $13,494 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:30 a.m. on April 9, 2020, Employee #1 and a Coworker, employed by a constr uction company, were engaged in digging a trench for a pipeline. Employee #1 wa s standing on the conveyor of a shut down Wolfe Man 8000 Trencher and was cleani ng dirt from the machine. The coworker, who was the machine operator, caught hi s shirt on the machine's power lever. The coworker moved and inadvertently pull ed the lever to the on position. The wheel of the trencher began to rotate, and Employee #1 was pulled into the wheel and crushed. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords:caught in, cleaning, construction, conveyor, crushed, crushing, equipment operator, excavation, pipeline, rotating parts, rotating shaft, trench digger
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1472212.015 | Fatality | Laborers, except construction |