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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 303797732 - Abbott Construction
Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office
Site Address:
Abbott Construction
1804 North Kansas Ave
Liberal, KS 67901
Mailing Address:
808 W. 15th St, Liberal, KS 67901
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1522
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Unprog Rel
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/17/2001
Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 04/01/2002
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101341709 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $6,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,200 |
| Current Penalty | $3,840 | $0 | $0 | $1,120 | $0 | $4,960 |
| 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. | 01001A | Other | 19101200 E01 | 09/18/2001 | 12/28/2001 | $480 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Other | 19101200 G01 | 09/18/2001 | 12/28/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Other | 19101200 H | 09/18/2001 | 12/28/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01002 | Other | 19260020 B01 | 09/18/2001 | 12/28/2001 | $640 | $800 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01003A | Serious | 19260501 B13 | 09/18/2001 | 12/28/2001 | $1,600 | $2,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01003B | Serious | 19260503 A01 | 09/18/2001 | 12/28/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01004 | Serious | 19260701 B | 09/18/2001 | 09/21/2001 | $2,240 | $2,800 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 8. | 02001 | Other | 19261053 B15 | 09/18/2001 | 12/28/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 9. | 02002 | Other | 19261053 B16 | 09/18/2001 | 12/28/2001 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 4:20 p.m. on April 23, 2001, Employee #1 died when he fell into a basement excavation on the driver-side rear area of the truck and was impaled on a protruding rebar. The rebar measured approximately 1.5 to 2 feet in length. Employee #1 was delivering ready-mix concrete to a job site. Employee #1 had backed the truck/mixer up to an incline slope (sloping up higher on the left rear passenger side of the vehicle) approximately three feet behind and to the rear driver side of the vehicle to the edge of the basement excavation. Once the wall forms were poured, Employee #1 got out of his truck to assist in topping off the wall forms by racking concrete down the truck chute. Due to the slope of the ground and the chute pinning mechanism on the truck, the chute could not be locked in place in such a manner as to mechanically maintain position of the chute. Another coworker working on another truck on the northwest corner of the construction site went over to the truck to try to help Employee #1. The second employee went back to the truck he was working on. Therefore, the subcontractor had to maintain control of the chute to get the ready-mix concrete to the desired location (common practice in the industry) as Employee #1 racked the concrete down the chute. The subcontractor apparently lost control of the chute. Employee #1 fell into the excavation on the driver-side rear area of the truck and died when he was impaled on the rebar.
Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, EXCAVATION, REBAR, IMPALED, FALL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303797732 | Occupation not reported |