Inspection Detail
Inspection: 306065459 - Acme Bridge Co., Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office
Site Address:
Acme Bridge Co., Inc.
1400 Broadway
Kerrville, TX 78028
Mailing Address:
230 Acme Road, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1611
NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/21/2003
Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 03/01/2005
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100602564 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
Current Violations | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
Initial Penalty | $21,000 | $49,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $70,000 |
Current Penalty | $8,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34,300 | $43,050 |
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 | Serious | 5A0001 | 02/24/2004 | 02/27/2004 | $1,650 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260251 A01 | 02/24/2004 | 02/27/2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01002A | Serious | 19260020 B01 | 02/24/2004 | 03/01/2004 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
4. | 01002B | Serious | 19260651 K01 | 02/24/2004 | 02/27/2004 | $100 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
5. | 01003 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 02/24/2004 | 03/09/2004 | $1,750 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
6. | 01004 | Serious | 19260602 B03 | 02/24/2004 | 03/01/2004 | $1,750 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
7. | 01005 | Serious | 19260651 C02 | 02/24/2004 | 02/27/2004 | $1,750 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
8. | 01006 | Serious | 19260651 E | 02/24/2004 | 02/27/2004 | $1,750 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
9. | 02001 | Unclass | 19260652 A01 | 02/24/2004 | 02/27/2004 | $34,300 | $49,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On October 7, 2003, an employee working for Aztec, Inc. was assisting other Laborers in lowering a 2000-pound section of concrete pipe into a trench as part of a sewer line project. The wrapped a chain around the pipe for an excavator lift it. The chain came loose; the pipe struck the employee in the head as he was exiting an inlet box.
Keywords: CHAIN, SEWER, EXCAVATION, HEAD, TRENCH, PIPE, CONCRETE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 306065459 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |