Inspection Detail
Inspection: 302821954 - Gasa Incorporated
Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office
Site Address:
Gasa Incorporated
Braddock Avenue And Church Street
Swissvale, PA 15218
Mailing Address:
4540 New Texas Road, Plum, PA 15239
Union Status: Union
SIC:1622
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/22/2001
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction
Case Closed: 07/03/2002
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100540301 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,900 | $11,100 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 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 | Unclass | 19260601 B04 | 04/27/2001 | 05/01/2001 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $0 | 05/09/2001 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Unclass | 19261052 C01 | 04/27/2001 | 05/01/2001 | $200 | $900 | $0 | 05/09/2001 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 01003 | Unclass | 19261053 B01 | 04/27/2001 | 05/01/2001 | $0 | $1,200 | $0 | 05/09/2001 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 02001 | Unclass | 19260501 B01 | 04/27/2001 | 05/01/2001 | $1,800 | $6,000 | $0 | 05/09/2001 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
A contractor had received a truck load of rebar for bridge construction project. The tractor trailer flat bed truck could not make it up a steep, rock and gravel covered road. The plan was to connect it to the back of the front end loader and pull the tractor trailer truck up the haul road. The truck driver thought he felt the front end loader tug on the tractor and he backed into Employee #1. Employee #1 was crushed between the back of the tractor trailer flat bed and the back of the front end loader as the trailer was being connected. Anther laborer who was kneeling while trying to get a rock out of the clevis pin on the loader survived. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, REBAR, CRUSHED, FLATBED TRUCK, BACKING UP, TRUCK DRIVER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 302821954 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |
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