Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303729354 - Karel Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303729354

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 11/09/2001

Site Address:
Karel Construction
301 Grand Ave (Addition To Super Food)
Ravenna, NE 68869

Mailing Address:
520 E Genoa St, Ravenna, NE 68869

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/14/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 04/16/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361803554

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100178 L01 II	02/14/2002	03/19/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260602 C01 VI	02/14/2002	03/19/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
3.	02001A	Other	19101200 E01	02/14/2002	03/19/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02001B	Other	19101200 H03 III	02/14/2002	03/19/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02002	Other	19260021 B06 I	02/14/2002	03/19/2002	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200051399

Event: 11/08/2001

Employee killed when crushed between truck and fork lift

An employee had acquired a concrete truck from the local redi-mix location and drove the concrete truck to the construction site. The concrete truck was positioned in the alley adjacent to the job site. The employee then mounted a forklift which had a concrete bucket on the forks. He drove the forklift to the back of the concrete truck and dismounted. The employee was in between the forklift and the concrete truck dispensing concrete from the truck into the concrete bucket on the forks of the forklift. The forklift rolled forward and pinned the employee between the forklift and the concrete truck. The employee was killed when he was crushed between a forklift and a concrete truck. He died of internal injuries sustained by being crushed between the two vehicles.

Keywords: CONCRETE TRUCK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONCRETE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303729354			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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