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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1661925.015 - Dlc Equipment Company Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office
Site Address:
Dlc Equipment Company Inc
1039 Greenside Lane
Columbus, OH 43235
Mailing Address:
14747 Darby Creek Rd, Orient, OH 43146
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/07/2023
Emphasis: N:Trench, L:Fall
Case Closed: 09/08/2023
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 2018179 | Yes | |
| Accident | 2018484 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $6,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,250 |
| Current Penalty | $6,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,250 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 07/19/2023 | 07/31/2023 | $6,250 | $6,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 9:00 a.m. on April 6, 2023, workers were installing a section of water line in the street of a residential neighborhood with the use of a Komatsu Excavator (Model # PC138USLC-11). At this location, tree limbs were obstructing the boom arm of the excavator to be able to pour spoils in a dump truck onsite. Employee # 1 was cutting a limb of a tree that was in the way of the excavator while standing in the excavator bucket, elevated. A limb swung back and knocked Employee # 1 out of the bucket, causing him to fall between four to eight feet and land on the ground on his head/back. Employee #1 sustained C-1, C-2 vertebrae breaks and was hospitalized. Employee # 1 died three days later, on April 9, 2023.
Keywords: Bucket , Excavator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Installing, Tree Limb, Vertebra
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1661925.015 | 62 | M | Fatality |