Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303351050 - Hamilton Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 303351050

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 03/08/2000

Site Address:
Hamilton Construction Company
I-5 (17+460) Exit 243
Jefferson, OR 97352

Mailing Address:
Po Box 659, Springfield, OR 97477

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/18/2002

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	701076001 A	05/05/2000	03/08/2000	$1,000	$1,250	$0	05/16/2000	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201611753

Event: 03/06/2000

Employee's legs fractured when hit by a forklift

At about 11:00 p.m. on March 6, 2000, Employee #1 was driving a road sweeper on a closed traffic lane of Interstate 5 near the Jefferson, Oregon exit. As he was traveling, he noticed an approaching vehicle's headlights coming toward him. Since this was a single vehicle lane, he backed up to an area where he could get off the closed lane and allow the vehicle to go by. He waited there until a pick-up truck drove past him. As soon as it was past him, he reentered the closed traffic lane. He traveled about 60 ft on this lane when he suddenly collided head on with an industrial type forklift, (A.K.A.A. Skytrak) that did not have its headlights on. Upon impact, one of the forklift's forks penetrated the sweeper's water tank, went through the firewall, continued on and struck the operating controls console. The console bent in a backward direction pinning Employee #1's legs. He suffered fractures of both legs. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: COLLISION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LEG, FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, PINNED, STRUCK BY, SWEEPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303351050					Occupation Not Listed

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