Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2867786 - State Highway Administration

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

Inspection Nr: 2867786

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 06/14/1985

Site Address:
State Highway Administration
18320 Henry K. Douglas Dr.
Hagerstown, MD 21740

Mailing Address:
707 N. Calvert Stree, P.O. Box 717, Baltimore, MD 21203

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/24/1985

Emphasis: L:9211

Case Closed: 08/14/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360586838

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	890032 E A	07/12/1985	09/20/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14200406

Event: 06/07/1985

EMPLOYEE'S LIGIMENTS TORN WHEN MOWER FALLS ON HIM

At about 8:00 a.m. on June 7, 1985, Employee #1 was working in the shop yard, in front of the blacksmith shop truck storage building, removing the blades of a Woods rotary mower Model C80, Serial Number 0035544 to sharpen them. Equipment operators are expected to sharpen the blades on their mower, with blades sharpened on an average of every 2 days. The mower was hooked to the John Deere tractor that was not running and was parked parallel to the building, with tractor toward the office building. The Wood mower is an older mower and is not used often. The blades can be taken off from the top of the mower but the bolts had rusted and Employee #1 felt he could get better leverage under the mower. The mower, which weighs approximately 1,000 pounds, was lifted and supported by a wooden stake measuring 1.5 inches by 1.75 inches and 35.5 inches long. The end of the stake that was on the pavement was cut at an angle on two sides, making a point. The stake had been placed in the center of the mower, toward the tractor. Employee #1 was working under the lift side of the mower and was sitting with his legs extended in front of him. He had taken off one blade and was working on the second blade when the stake kicked out and the mower dropped to about 18 inches above the pavement. The deck of the mower struck the back of his neck and he was doubled forward, tearing ligaments and muscles in his back and pinching a nerve in his neck. Employee #1 was employed at the Frederick shop since August of 1984 as an Equipment Operator II and prior to that had worked with the State Highway Administration out of the Westminister shop for approximately 8 years, 5 years as a Laborer and 3 years as an Equipment Operator I.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, DISMANTLING, BACK, NECK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, FALLING OBJECT, SPRAIN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2867786			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Machine operators, not specified

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