Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305569725 - Paul W. Jones & Son

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 305569725

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 08/28/2002

Site Address:
Paul W. Jones & Son
33239 Costen Road
Pocomoke City, MD 21851

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 161, Girdletree, MD 21829

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/13/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102353729

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,050
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19260020 B02	09/30/2002	10/05/2002	$1,000	$2,050	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260602 A09 II	09/30/2002	10/03/2002	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202347472

Event: 08/27/2002

Employee Is Injured When Bulldozer Backs over Leg

On August 27, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were assigned to the site of a proposed 40,000 sq ft dry storage warehouse building, They were directed to level dump-truck loads of crush-and-run gravel on a construction pad so that a concrete slab-on-grade foundation could be poured. The coworker was operating a bulldozer, continually dragging the blade back and forth over the distributed piles of gravel until they had nearly achieved the proper grade. Employee #1 was using an engineering rod equipped with an electronic receiving unit to determine the proper grade; he would then direct the coworker to add or remove material from different areas of the pad. They had leveled approximately 90 percent of the pad when Employee #1 entered into the path of the bulldozer as it was backing up. The operator did not see Employee #1 and ran over his lower left leg. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was watching other coworkers and was not paying attention to the bulldozer. Subsequent inspection found that the vehicle's backup alarm was inoperable.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, WORK RULES, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, LEG, CONSTRUCTION, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305569725					Occupation not reported

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