Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300175353 - Riverdale Paving Company

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300175353

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 09/22/1997

Site Address:
Riverdale Paving Company
1500 South Point Drive
Forest Park, GA 30297

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 359, Riverdale, GA 30050

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/03/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100200203

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
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	19260600 A03 I	03/09/1998	03/19/1998	$2,500	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200200343

Event: 09/19/1997

Employee struck in head and killed by asphalt hopper

Employee #1, a mechanic, was called in from the field to the site to change a defective hydraulic cylinder on a Blaw-Knox asphalt paver. When he arrived, he inspected the equipment and discovered the hydraulic cylinder was leaking fluid. The foreman and the operator helped him use a sling to rig up the wings of the hopper so that he could get to the cylinder. He attached the ends of the sling to the shafts of two bolts, one 3/8 in. and the other 5/8 in. He put his head between the wing hopper and the ledge of the equipment and removed the cylinder, which he took back to the shop for repairs. When he returned, he started to put the repaired cylinder on the equipment, but was having difficulty replacing the pin. He then came out from the paver and asked the operator to lower the wings, which the operator did until Employee #1 told him to stop. Apparently, the foreman was inside the hopper at this time and he helped Employee #1 insert the pin into the cylinder. The operator stated that several minutes later he heard a bang. The come-along or sling had popped loose and the hopper wings had fallen. One of the wings struck Employee #1 on the head, killing him. Subsequent investigation revealed that the 3/8 in. bolt had fractured, which freed the come-along and allowed the wings of the hopper to fall. Employee #1 had not blocked or cribbed the wings.

Keywords: HEAD, RIGGING, REPAIR, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300175353			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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