Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305093189 - Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 305093189

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 05/03/2002

Site Address:
Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc.
Us Highway 421 Near Pilgrim Baptist Church Road
Ferguson, NC 28624

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 437, Charleston, TN 37310

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/11/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Program Improvements

Case Closed: 05/05/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100071661

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$13,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,300
Current Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
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	95012901	08/27/2002	09/05/2002	$3,700	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	08/27/2002	09/05/2002	$1,300	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260550 A19	08/27/2002	09/05/2002	$1,800	$2,450	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004A	Serious	19260652 A01	08/27/2002	09/05/2002	$3,200	$4,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004B	Serious	19260651 J01	08/27/2002	09/05/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	01004C	Serious	19260651 K01	08/27/2002	09/05/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02001	Other	19260350 A10	08/27/2002	08/30/2002	$0	$0	$0	-
8.	02002	Other	19261053 B04	08/27/2002	08/30/2002	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200071314

Event: 05/02/2002

Employee killed after being crushed by falling steel

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on May 5, 2002, Employee #1 and coworkers were removing steel sheet piles from a retainer wall along the north side of US Highway 421, near Pilgrim Baptist Church Road in Ferguson, North Carolina. The employees were working for Wright Brothers Construction Co, Inc. Employee #1's job was to unhook the rigging from the sheet pile after it was set down on the ground and then to hook it up to the dozer being operated by a coworker. The coworker, the dozer operator, was to drag the sheet piles out of the work area and place them in a pile in a staging area. While setting a sheet pile on the ground, the load shifted causing the sheet pile to twist. When the load shifted, the clevis was pulled through the hole in the sheet pile. The hole was made with a cutting torch and was oval shaped. When the clevis was pulled through the hole, it released the sheet pile. Employee #1 was standing near where the sheet pile was to be placed on the ground and was fatally crushed.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, RIGGING, STEEL, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305093189			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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