Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303203277 - The Ashton Company Inc., Contractors And Engineers

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 303203277

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 01/20/2000

Site Address:
The Ashton Company Inc., Contractors And Engineers
Calle Seise And Camino De Manana Wash, Whetstone
Huachuca City, AZ 85616

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 26927, Tucson, AZ 85726

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/20/2000

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 05/09/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101990786

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,750
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	19260701 B	03/08/2000	03/13/2000	$3,750	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201981719

Event: 01/17/2000

Employee Suffers Impalement

Employee #1 was installing the upper deck of a box culvert. Employee #1 placed 4-in. by 4-in. lumber ribs on a header. Employee #1 then placed his foot on the header while straddling a section of reinforced steel rod. Employee #1 lost his footing and landed in the sitting position. Employee #1 was impaled on a 6-in. section of a reinforced steel rod that was unguarded and suffered serious injuries to the intestines and colon. Employee #1 was treated for his injuries but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: REBAR, IMPALED, CONSTRUCTION, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303203277			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters

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