Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2064426 - Forte Bros Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Providence Area Office

Inspection Nr: 2064426

Report ID: 0112300

Date Opened: 11/13/1984

Site Address:
Forte Bros Inc
Diamond Hill Rd
Cumberland, RI 02864

Mailing Address:
14 Whiggle St, Cumberland, RI 02864

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/07/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/05/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360568786

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
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.	01001A	Serious	19260200 G02	02/07/1985	02/10/1985	$480	$480	$0	02/27/1985	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260201 A01	02/07/1985	02/10/1985	$0	$0	$0	02/27/1985	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14277123

Event: 11/09/1984

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY TRAFFIC BARREL

EMPLOYEE #1, A LABORER WAS ASSIGNED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT TO TEST A SEWER LINE ON DIAMOND HILL RD., CUMBERLAND RI. EMPLOYEE PLACED A TRAFFIC BARREL ADJACENT TO THE MANHOLE #2M REMOVED THE SEWER COVER ENTERED THE MANHOLE. A MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE, STRUCK THE TRAFFIC BARREL. THE BARREL THEN STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS HALF WAY OUT OF THE MANHOLE, IN THE HEAD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVED TO RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED ONE HOUR LATER.

Keywords: SEWER, HEAD, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC BARREL, VEHICLE, MANHOLE, MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2064426			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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