Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1676408.015 - Arends Excavating

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1676408.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 06/12/2023

Site Address:
Arends Excavating
1307 B Ave
Vinton, IA 52349

Mailing Address:
3768 West Airline Highway, Waterloo, IA 50701

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: 07/24/2023

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 11/29/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2040287

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$6,250	$0	$0	$501	$0	$6,751
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$7,000	$0	$7,000
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	19260021 B02	09/22/2023	11/20/2023	$7,000	$6,250	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040029 B01	09/22/2023	10/18/2023	$0	$501	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 157124.015

Event: 06/09/2023

Employee is killed when crushed between skid loader and dump

At 3:00 p.m. on June 9, 2023, Employee #1 was parked in the work area, setting the chains on the driver's side rear of the dump truck box, while a coworker was grading gravel in the roadway with the skid loader. While the coworker was reversing the skid loader, the back of the skid loader struck Employee #1 and crushed him between the truck box and the skid loader. Employee #1 received fatal crushing injuries to the chest.

Keywords: Backing Up, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Crushed, Dump Truck, Road Grader, Skid Steer loader, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1676408.015	61	M	Fatality

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