Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307891317 - Valley Mining, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307891317

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 08/24/2005

Site Address:
Valley Mining, Inc.
3415 Township Road 447
Glenford, OH 43739

Mailing Address:
Po Box 152, Uhrichsville, OH 44683

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/2005

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 11/24/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100752310

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
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	19260028 A	09/27/2005	10/05/2005	$2,100	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	09/27/2005	10/05/2005	$2,100	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200758100

Event: 08/24/2005

Employee Is Killed When Vehicle Overturns

At approximately 7:50 a.m. on August 24, 2005, an employee was driving a large vehicle called a water pan, which was an earth scraper that had been converted to hold water and spray a large hill of dirt where they were constructing a landfill. The employee motioned for another vehicle operator to get behind him to steady his vehicle while backing down the hill, which he had done many times before. The vehicle was usually operated in a forward direction which allowed more control, but on this occasion, the employee backed the vehicle over the top of the hill to spray the hill with water. The driver of other vehicle was not quite in position yet to be behind the water pan when it backed over the top of the hill and began to speed down the hill. The vehicle driven by the employee started to speed down the hill, out of control, veered to the side, jackknifed, threw the employee out of the cab, ran over him and then coasted down the rest of the hill. The employee was killed. The employee was not wearing seat belts, which were installed in the vehicle, and the employer didn't train the employees to not back.

Keywords: EJECTED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SEAT BELT, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307891317			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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