Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304766371 - Radiant Floor Heating Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304766371

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 02/15/2002

Site Address:
Radiant Floor Heating Co.
84 West Street
Hamburg, NY 14075

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/15/2002

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 06/21/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101330652

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	04/15/2002	04/29/2002	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201330487

Event: 02/14/2002

Employee Killed When Caught In Arms of Skid Steer

Employee #1 had been told to repair a leak in the hydraulic slave cylinder of a Bobcat skid steer machine. Employee #1 went into the warehouse and, without training, attempted to repair the machine. Employee #1 bypassed the overhead safety seat bar by jamming it into the interlocks without being seated in the cab, started the skid steer by depressing the on/off toggle switch and raised the bucket over the cab. Employee #1 then apparently attempted to exit the cab, his foot activated the down pedal for the bucket which came down and trapped him between the left lift arm and left frame of the cab. Employee #1's buttocks pressed on the left side lever and this put the machine in reverse. The machine slammed into the back of a Caterpillar forklift approximately 10 ft away and remained in that location, with it's wheels spinning, until he was discovered. Employee #1 was pronounced dead from traumatic asphyxiation.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, REPAIR, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SKIDDER, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304766371			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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