Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17658022 - R.K.B. Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17658022

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 08/05/1992

Site Address:
R.K.B. Construction, Inc.
1510 Dekalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Mailing Address:
Walnut Street, Colmar, PA 18915

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/21/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360918049

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$825	$0	$0	$0	$0	$825
Current Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	10/02/1992	10/07/1992	$400	$525	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Other	19260404 B01 I	10/02/1992	10/07/1992	$0	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19260020 B02	10/02/1992	10/07/1992	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170340459

Event: 08/04/1992

Employee crushed and killed by dump truck tailgate

Employee #1, a truck driver, positioned himself between the tailgate and the dump body to clean asphalt material from the tailgate. The dump truck body was raised and the tailgate was hanging free. A backhoe traveling between the building and the dump truck struck the tailgate, which was forced closed, crushing and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: CLEANING, BACKHOE, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, WORK RULES, TRUCK DRIVER, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17658022					Occupation Not Listed

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