Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303329403 - Barnhill Contracting Company

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 303329403

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 03/10/2000

Site Address:
Barnhill Contracting Company
U.S. 17 South At Foreman Bundy Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Mailing Address:
2311 North Main St, Po Box 1529, Tarboro, NC 27886

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/31/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 08/14/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100352590

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,150
Current Penalty	$3,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,150
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.	01001A	Serious	19260602 A09 II	05/26/2000	06/13/2000	$0	$3,150	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	05/26/2000	06/13/2000	$3,150	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200351294

Event: 03/09/2000

Employee killed when run over by backing bulldozer

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on March 9, 2000, Employee #1, a spotter at a construction site dump, had just directed a truck on where to drop its load. When completed, he issued the driver a ticket and the truck drove away as another one approached. At the same time, a bulldozer at a higher elevation began backing down small hills of sandy soil to the ground level where Employee #1 was standing. The operator was looking over his right shoulder while backing to the left, toward Employee #1. He evidently took several steps backward as the dump truck was pulling away, probably to be certain he was out of the way of the departing and arriving vehicles. A coworker later stated that Employee #1 then looked over his right shoulder and became aware of the proximity of the bulldozer heading in his direction. He lunged forward trying to escape the path of the bulldozer, but his right foot had already become caught under the left track. Employee #1 was run over and killed.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303329403			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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