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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3041407 - Mitchell Grading Inc T/A Gardner Grading & Truckin
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
Mitchell Grading Inc T/A Gardner Grading & Truckin
Highway 226 West
Bakersville, NC 28705
Mailing Address:
Po Box 627, Bakersville, NC 28705
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/23/1985
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/31/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360611693 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | Other | 7B0308 | 05/22/1985 | 05/25/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:15 a.m. on March 19, 1985, Employee #1 and a coworker were in the storage and parking area behind a grading and hauling company, readying a tractor trailer for a log hauling operation. This required adjustment of the tandem wheel assembly that was attached to the trailer bed. Four pins hold each side of the tandem in place; these are locked and released by a manual control arm located in front of the left wheels, facing the tractor. When Employee #1 released this control arm, all the pins released except one at the right rear of the bed. Unable to free this pin, Employee #1 instructed the tractor trailer driver to get into the tractor, lock down the rear wheels, and rock the tractor back and forth by controlling the clutch. Employee #1, meanwhile, crawled under the trailer and rapped on the hook on the inside with a block of wood in an effort to free the pin. The pin released while the tractor was in forward gear and the bed moved toward the tandem housing. Employee #1, who had positioned himself on the wrong side of the tandem housing, was crushed between it and the trailer bed. He was killed.
Keywords: WORK RULES, LOCKING PINS, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRAILER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3041407 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |