Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307933341 - H & S Developers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 307933341

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 06/14/2004

Site Address:
H & S Developers, Inc.
North Of 48th Street West 14 1/2 East
Yuma, AZ 85367

Mailing Address:
12486 S. Foothills Blvd., Yuma, AZ 85367

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/15/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/21/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101993228

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	230403 A	10/21/2004	10/25/2004	$7,000	$7,000	$0	11/10/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	19040004 A	10/21/2004	10/25/2004	$0	$0	$0	11/10/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02002	Other	19260602 B03	10/21/2004	11/12/2004	$0	$0	$0	11/10/2004	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201990793

Event: 06/14/2004

Employee is killed when backhoe rolls over

Employee #1 was operating a John Deere backhoe, Model Number 310E, and was trying to move the backhoe up an 18-inch rise from one work level to another. He used the front bucket to raise the front tires and, at the same time, used the shovel at the rear of the backhoe to push down on the ground to help the backhoe move forward. The backhoe was in reverse when it should have been in forward and when the employee gave it gas, the backhoe moved backward, pushing the shovel further into the ground. This caused the rear wheels to lift into the air and the backhoe become unstable and began to tip over. As the backhoe tipped over, the employee jumped from the machine. He was crushed between backhoe's roll-over protection and the ground and was killed.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307933341			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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