Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309008571 - Pavements, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309008571

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 06/03/2005

Site Address:
Pavements, Inc.
207 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 01970

Mailing Address:
1 Birch Road, Middleton, MA 01949

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/30/2005

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities, S:Immigrant

Case Closed: 12/20/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100770643
Referral	202573333	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,050
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	5A0001	11/30/2005	12/31/2005	$1,050	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200774008

Event: 06/03/2005

Operator Is Crushed and Killed by Paving Equipment

On June 3, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a double-roller articulated compactor parallel to the edge of a large elevated area to compact a crushed gravel substrate prior to paving. When a portion of the gravel substrate gave way, the front roller slid laterally toward the edge. The compactor then slid over the edge approximately 7 ft down an embankment and struck a large boulder. After Employee #1 was ejected from the compactor, it rolled over him and crushed him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, EMBANKMENT, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, ROLL-OVER, BOULDER, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, SLOPING, ROAD PAVING, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309008571			Fatality	Other	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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