Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301217451 - Earthworks Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 301217451

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 09/11/1997

Site Address:
Earthworks Inc
12th & E Street
Independence, OR 97351

Mailing Address:
Po Box 12369, Salem, OR 97309

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/15/1998

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$350	$0	$650
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$350	$0	$650
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260600 A03 I	10/31/1997	10/10/1997	$300	$300	$0	-
2.	02002	Other	701076502 A	10/31/1997	11/17/1997	$100	$100	$0	-
3.	02003	Other	7010052	10/31/1997	11/17/1997	$250	$250	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201610086

Event: 09/03/1997

Employee's toes fractured by falling loader bucket

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on September 3, 1997, Employee #1 was using a Bobcat to move gravel around a roadway. The support bracket for the front bucket broke, and he began to remove the bucket to repair the bracket. The bucket was elevated approximately 4 ft when Employee #1 removed one of the support pins and the bucket fell. It landed on his left foot, fracturing all five toes.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, UNSECURED, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOADER, STRUCK BY, TOE, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301217451			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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