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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300966686 - Russell A. Morgan Landscape Mgmt, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office
Site Address:
Russell A. Morgan Landscape Mgmt, Inc
2412 Old Peachtree Road
Duluth, GA 30136
Mailing Address:
2695 Moon Cabin Drive Sw, Powder Springs, GA 30073
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/30/1996
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/15/2001
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101280022 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $14,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,700 |
| Current Penalty | $11,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,700 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260020 B02 | 10/30/1996 | 05/02/1997 | $3,900 | $4,900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 10/30/1996 | 05/02/1997 | $3,900 | $4,900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260600 A03 II | 10/30/1996 | 12/02/1996 | $3,900 | $4,900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Near the end of the work day, Employees #1 through #3 and two coworkers were connecting a truck and a trailer, and loading it with miscellaneous equipment. Nearby, a foreman had parked a rubber-tired front end loader on the side of a sloped roadway. The loader was parked facing uphill, with the brakes set and engine shut off. After he left to retrieve a coworker from another area of the project, the loader rolled backward down the 8 to 10 degree sloped hill, striking the truck and trailer. Several of the employees were working between the truck and trailer to hook up the trailer to the hitch. Because of ambient noise from the truck's engine and from a nearby crew that was operating a backhoe, no one heard the loader rolling down toward them. Employee #1 became trapped under the differential assembly and was killed. Employees #2 and #3 sustained lacerations and possible fractures, for which Employee #2 was hospitalized. The other two coworkers were not injured. The parking brake was still set on the loader when it was later inspected.
Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, BRAKE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, NOISE, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, SLOPE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300966686 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 300966686 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 300966686 | Non Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |