Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310083647 - Thompson Excavating, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 310083647

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/14/2006

Site Address:
Thompson Excavating, Inc
303 Railroad St
Atkins, IA 52206

Mailing Address:
222 3rd St Se, Suite 314, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/05/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/26/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100521293

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	$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.	01001A	Serious	19260602 A09 I	01/08/2007	01/12/2007	$0	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260602 A09 II	01/08/2007	01/12/2007	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200531309

Event: 12/13/2006

Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Earth Mover Machine

On January 13, 2006, a worker was operating a John Deere earth mover in an open area adjacent to his company's workshop. Employee #1, the owner of the company, was initially talking with the operator. Upon completion of their conversation, Employee #1 walked away from the earth mover, toward his truck, and began talking on his cell phone. The operator drove the earth mover a short distance, stopped, and began backing. Although the operator checked his rear view mirror and did not initially see Employee #1, when he checked a second time he observed Employee #1's legs sticking out from the side of the machine. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, FRACTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310083647			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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