Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303767016 - Ralph Graham Land Clearing, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303767016

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 11/08/2000

Site Address:
Ralph Graham Land Clearing, Inc.
Kennedy Pond Road
Register, GA 30452

Mailing Address:
4444 Old Dixie Hwy South, Springfield, GA 31329

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0851

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100901313

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,900	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$6,400
Current Penalty	$3,400	$0	$0	$500	$0	$3,900
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	Serious	5A0001	03/28/2001	04/27/2001	$3,400	$4,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040008 A	03/28/2001	04/02/2001	$500	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200900843

Event: 11/02/2000

Employee killed when struck by falling bulldozer blade

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on November 2, 2000, Employee #1 was working with an equipment hauler to unload a bulldozer from a hydraulically removable gooseneck trailer. The equipment hauler was performing operations to detach the tractor and gooseneck combination from the trailer deck. While the equipment hauler was performing those activities, Employee #1 walked around the trailer removing transportation flags that were on the bull dozer and chain binders which secured the bulldozer and its bedding attachment to the trailer deck. The equipment hauler completed detaching the gooseneck from the trailer deck. He got into the cab of the tractor and gooseneck combination and drove it off the trailer deck. When it pulled away from the trailer deck the blade of the bulldozer, which had been resting on the removable gooseneck, fell onto the deck of the trailer. At that same time, Employee #1 was working under the arm of the bulldozer's elevated blade removing a chain binder. The blade fell to the deck compressing his skull between the arm of the bulldozer's blade and the floor of the trailer deck killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, DRIVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, TRAILER, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303767016			Fatality	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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