Inspection Detail
Inspection: 15284656 - Highway Constructors Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
Highway Constructors Inc
Hwy 73 10 Mi S Of
Troy, NC 27371
Mailing Address:
Po Drawer 100, Marston, NC 28363
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1611
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/07/1985
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/31/1988
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360612022 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $400 |
Current Penalty | $400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $400 |
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 | Serious | 19261000 C01 | 09/03/1985 | 09/06/1985 | $400 | $400 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AS A TEMPORARY LABORER FOR A PAVING AND GRADING COMPANY. EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN OPERATING A LONG FARM TRACTOR, MODEL 152, WITH A 6 FOOT SWEEPER ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR. THE TRACTOR DID NOT HAVE A ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE INSTALLED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING THE TRACTOR, SWEEPING DIRT OFF THE PAVEMENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 73. THE TRACTOR APPARENTLY LEFT THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. IT TRAVELED DOWN A 13 FOOT EMBANKMENT, TURNING UPSIDE DOWN AND CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS STILL IN THE OPERATOR'S SEAT. HE DIED OF SUFFOCATION.
Keywords: EMBANKMENT, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CRUSHED, TRACTOR
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 15284656 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators |