Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303429369 - Ellard Construction Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303429369

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 04/06/2001

Site Address:
Ellard Construction Co., Inc.
46501 Highway 78 East
Lincoln, AL 35096

Mailing Address:
Po Box 101477, Birmingham, AL 35210

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/2001

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 05/02/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101271153

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$1,200
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	Other	19260021 B05	08/20/2001	09/07/2001	$600	$1,600	$0	09/13/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Other	19260152 D02	08/20/2001	08/23/2001	$600	$1,600	$0	09/13/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Other	19260152 G09	08/20/2001	08/24/2001	$0	$0	$0	09/13/2001	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19261053 B01	08/20/2001	08/24/2001	$0	$2,800	$0	09/13/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201271178

Event: 04/06/2001

Worker crushed by roller

On April 6, 2001, Employees #1 and #2 finished cleaning a single drum vibratory roller and were parking the roller. Employee #1 was operating the roller, while Employee #2 was on the ground standing in the parking space for the roller. While backing the roller into position Employee # 1 dropped his soda on the floor of the roller and reached down to retrieve it Employee #2 was pinned between the roller and another piece of equipment causing Employee #2 to be crushed by the roller.

Keywords: ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, PINNED, CLEANING, DRUM, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303429369			Fatality	Other	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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