Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309711778 - Palmerton & Parrish, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309711778

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 01/26/2007

Site Address:
Palmerton & Parrish, Inc.
1/2 Mi Sw Of Highway 60 & Farm Road 253
Rogersville, MO 65742

Mailing Address:
4166 West Kearney, Springfield, MO 65803

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8711

NAICS: 541330/Engineering Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/30/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/20/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100003474

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	19100212 A01	05/02/2007	06/05/2007	$3,500	$3,500	$0	05/24/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200002376

Event: 01/26/2007

Employee Is Killed When Clothing Is Caught in Auger

On January 26, 2007, Employee #1 was working for Palmerton and Parrish, Inc., an organization that provides geotechnical, civil engineering, and related services. He was helping his coworker, a lead driller, with drilling geological soil sample test borings on a construction site. His clothing became caught in a drill auger as it was turning under power. He sustained severe neck injuries before the lead driller could stop the drilling equipment, and he was killed. He had sustained a fractured neck.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, AUGER MECHANISM, CAUGHT BY, AUGER, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, NECK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309711778			Fatality	Fracture	Drillers, earth

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