Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2650075 - T. C. B. Ltd.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 2650075

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 06/03/1985

Site Address:
T. C. B. Ltd.
2300 Spruce Hill Drive
Bettendorf, IA 52722

Mailing Address:
425 S. Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf, IA 52722

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/20/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/22/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360583496

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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	19260602 A02 I	07/01/1985	07/06/1985	$640	$640	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14454292

Event: 05/29/1985

Employee crushed and killed when loader/backhoe overturns

Employee #1 was loading a loader-backhoe onto a flatbed trailer. According to a witness, the front wheels came up off the loading ramps during the process. Once loaded, its left front wheel was on the edge of the bed and slipped off, pulling the loader/backhoe with it. Employee #1 jumped from his seat, landing on the ground. Witnesses surmised that Employee #1 realized that he was not clear of the ROPS canopy and instead of trying to get back out of the way, he doubled up to get between where the posts and the canopy would land. The canopy caught Employee #1 on the back between his shoulders and his hip, crushing his chest and lower back, crushing his lungs, rupturing his aorta, and causing numerous other internal injuries. He was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, LOADING, LOADER/BACKHOE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2650075			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators

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