Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309788982 - Rorabaugh Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309788982

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 10/26/2006

Site Address:
Rorabaugh Construction
4850 Shawnee Mission Dr.
Shawnee, OK 74804

Mailing Address:
3608 Bellwood Dr., Norman, OK 73072

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/27/2006

Emphasis: S:Commercial Constr, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 03/29/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100644970

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$4,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	02/20/2007	02/28/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260602 A09 II	02/20/2007	02/24/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19040039 A	02/20/2007	02/24/2007	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200643617

Event: 10/24/2006

Employee Is Killed When Run over by Motor Grader

On October 24, 2006, an employee was on his first day at the job. He was to determine the height of a building path using a laser target. The pad was undergoing final leveling by a grader and a scraper. The grader was making a southward pass and then backing up; the scraper would pick up the excess soil and make a circle off the pad dumping the dirt. The employee and a coworker would place the target on various areas that were being leveled. About halfway through the leveling, the employee walked across the pad in front of the scraper and behind the grader. He was struck by both rear wheels on the right side of the grader. The employee was killed. It was not known why the employee was walking across the pad. In attention by both the grader operator and the employee was the basic cause of the accident. Additional causal factors included: the grader's back alarm was defective coupled with the limited rear view from the grader operator position, the high speed of the grader, and the employee's reported hearing loss. No backup observer was utilized.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GRADER, HEARING LOSS, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309788982			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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