Inspection Detail
Inspection: 303429559 - Ellard Contracting Company, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office
Site Address:
Ellard Contracting Company, Inc.
Pell City Industrial Park Fishers Run
Pell City, AL 35125
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 101477, Birmingham, AL 35210
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1611
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/19/2001
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 07/11/2002
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 101271161 | ||
Inspection | 303430938 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | ||||||
Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | Serious | 5A0001 | 09/20/2001 | 10/10/2001 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 10/15/2001 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:05 p.m. on April 10, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were checking the welds that had just been completed on the scrapper before the welder left the work site. Employee #1 was inspecting the welds that he made earlier. The coworker was in the operators cab running the controls for the ejector bowl while Employee #1 was under the scrapper between the ejector bowl and the rear axle. The coworker engaged the ejector, moving it to the rear of the scrapper, pinning Employee #1 between the ejector bowl and the rear axle. Employee #1's head was crushed against the rear axle, resulting in his death.
Keywords: SCRAPER, PINNED, WELDER, CRUSHED
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 303429559 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |