Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14971030 - Nc Dept Of Transportation Division 5

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 14971030

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 09/04/1984

Site Address:
Nc Dept Of Transportation Division 5
Nc Highway 54 And Farrington Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Mailing Address:
Po Box 15580, Durham, NC 27704

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9199

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/24/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360609994

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	Serious	19260602 A03 II	10/30/1984	11/02/1984	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14563639

Event: 08/31/1984

RUN OVER BY CATERPILLAR 631C SCRAPER

EMPLOYEE #1 AND THREE OTHER PERSONS WERE HAVING A DISCUSSION AT THE EDGE OF AN ACCESS ROAD BEING BUILT OFF NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 54. AFTER THE DISCUSSION ENDED, EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE JOB FOREMAN WALKED OFF TOWARDS THEIR RESPECTIVE VEHICLES. MEANWHILE, A CATERPILLAR 631C SCRAPER HAD COME DOWN THE ROAD AND DUMPED A LOAD OF DIRT. SOMEHOW EMPLOYEE #1 INAVERTENTLY WALKED INTO THE PATH OF THE SCRAPER WHILE IT WAS BACKING UP TO RETURN TO THE LOADING SITE. THE SCRAPER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP ALARM, NOR DID THE EMPLOYER HAVE AN OBSERVER TO SIGNAL THE SCRAPER DRIVER.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, SCRAPER, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14971030			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Engineers, n.e.c.

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