Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18826586 - Rockingham Construction Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18826586

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 12/15/1987

Site Address:
Rockingham Construction Company Inc.
10700 Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Mailing Address:
Po Box 808, Harrisonburg, MD 22801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/07/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/13/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360616098

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$660	$0	$0	$0	$0	$660
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Other	19260251 A01	03/04/1988	03/07/1988	$0	$330	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260251 B05	03/04/1988	03/07/1988	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Other	19260251 B03	03/04/1988	03/07/1988	$0	$330	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 822791

Event: 12/14/1987

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY RECOILING CHAIN

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING NEXT TO A POLE SETTING TRUCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD. A NYLON ROPE FROM THE WINCH ON THE BOOM WAS STRUNG-OUT AND ATTACHED TO A TREE WITH A RIGGING CHAIN. AS THE OPERATOR OF THE BOOM WAS WINCHING IN, THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS SPINNING THE TRUCK WHEELS TO GET UNSTUCK. THE RIGGING CHAIN SUDDENLY BROKE, CAUSING THE ROPE WITH LARGE HOOK AND RIGGING CHAIN TO FLY BACK AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE ABDOMEN, KILLING HIM. THE STUCK TRUCK WAS LOCATED ABOUT 105 FEET FROM THE TREE THE WORKERS HAD ATTACHED THE CHAIN TO.

Keywords: CHAIN, ABDOMEN, MIRED, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BROKEN CHAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18826586			Fatality	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers

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