Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18513184 - Mcconnell Grading

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18513184

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 11/17/1989

Site Address:
Mcconnell Grading
Trader Court Bay 6, 5800 Providence Manor Rd.,
Charlotte, NC 28105

Mailing Address:
14525 Black Belt Rd., Huntersville, NC 28078

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/22/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/29/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360487631

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
Current Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
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	Serious	19260021 B02	12/06/1989	01/16/1990	$240	$240	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	7B0308	12/06/1989	01/16/1990	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14254205

Event: 09/29/1989

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY TREE

At 10:00 a.m. on September 29, 1989, Employee #1 had just cut a fallen tree, 8.5 inches in diameter by 21 feet tall, at a point 4 feet above the root system. The trunk of the tree was suspended in a horizontal position, about 4 feet off ground, in the bucket of a Caterpillar backhoe. Employee #1 misjudged the hazardous situation and walked between the bucket and the main part of the backhoe to make another cut on the tree trunk. The top of the tree was wedged between standing trees. Tension on the tree trunk caused it to slip over the teeth of the backhoe bucket and strike Employee #1 on left side of the head. This resulted in blunt trauma injury to the head with a basilar skull fracture which caused the employees death.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18513184			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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