Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1834274 - Herb Fry Jr Paving

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1834274

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 05/09/1984

Site Address:
Herb Fry Jr Paving
420 Ridge Pike
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

Mailing Address:
3058 Kerper Road, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/19/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360576995

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	Other	19040008	05/29/1984	06/01/1984	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14320311

Event: 05/04/1984

Employee killed when pinned by backhoe boom

Employee #1 was using a 1973 John Deere backhoe, model 300B, serial #148007T to excavate a residential driveway. The backhoe was parked on a 20 to 30 percent grade. The swing pin in the backhoe's boom had apparently fallen out and Employee #1 was attempting to replace it when the boom swung around and caught Employee #1 upright against the outriggers, killing him. The were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, EXCAVATION, REPAIR, PIN, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1834274			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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