Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300611126 - E.T. Simonds Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300611126

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 05/04/2000

Site Address:
E.T. Simonds Construction Company
Route 50
Chester, IL 62233

Mailing Address:
1500 North Oakland Avenue, Carbondale, IL 62901

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/04/2000

Emphasis: L:Roadcon, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 10/24/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100840495

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	19260601 B04	08/17/2000	08/17/2000	$3,000	$3,000	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260601 B14	08/17/2000	08/23/2000	$3,000	$3,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200840510

Event: 05/03/2000

Employee killed when backed over by sweeper truck

Employee #1, the job site superintendent, and an engineer from the Illinois Department of Transportation, were inspecting the road surface on highway 150 shortly after rotomilling to remove the old asphalt blacktop surface. They had stopped to get a closer look at the road surface when a cab-driven vacuum/sweeper truck backed over both of them. Employee #1 was crushed and killed between the belly sweeper and the pavement. The coworker was thrown out near the moving traffic and sustained a fractured leg and severe lacerations to his extremities and face. The back-up alarm on the vacuum truck was not functioning at the time of the accident.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HIGHWAY, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, SWEEPER, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300611126			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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