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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 308677848 - Tri Valley Builders
Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office
Site Address:
Tri Valley Builders
13800 Wood River Road
Wood River, NE 68883
Mailing Address:
Po Box 2341, Grand Island, NE 68802
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1542
NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/01/2005
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: L:Forklift, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 12/14/2005
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100051549 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,000 |
| Current Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $500 | $0 | $4,000 |
| 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. | 01001 | Other | 19260020 B04 | 09/01/2005 | 10/28/2005 | $500 | $2,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19260021 B02 | 09/01/2005 | 10/28/2005 | $0 | $2,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260602 C01 II | 09/01/2005 | 12/16/2005 | $1,750 | $2,000 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19260752 C02 | 09/01/2005 | 11/14/2005 | $1,750 | $2,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, a coworker and their supervisor were laying out open-web joists. The crew was moving the steel joists from one area of the jobsite to a staging area so the joists could be lifted into place. These joists were approximately 84-ft long and weighed over 1.75 tons each. The crew was using a Caterpillar front-end loader with a Balderson forklift attachment. The supervisor would lift the joists with the tines of the lift just underneath the top beam of the joist with the majority of the joist hanging below the tines of the forklift. The supervisor would drive the lift approximately 120 yards across uneven terrain while the two employees would walk with the load to the staging area. Two joists would then be connected and then crane-lifted up to the resting point on the building. During this move, all went as planned up to the point that the joist was to be lowered into place at the staging area. As the supervisor was lowering the joist, Employee #1 went into the area directly beneath, and in between the last two joists. As he went into this area the joist dropped off the lift striking the worker on the head. Employee #1 was pronounced dead while being transported by ambulance to the hospital.
Keywords: HEAD, JOIST, STEEL, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 308677848 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |