Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310596622 - Meeske Custom Excavating, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Englewood Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310596622

Report ID: 0830600

Date Opened: 04/15/2008

Site Address:
Meeske Custom Excavating, Inc.
655 Space Center Drive
Colorado Spgs, CO 80915

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 88022, Colorado Springs, CO 80908

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/07/2008

Emphasis: S:Commercial Constr

Case Closed: 03/11/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101752848

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	5A0001	08/26/2008	09/15/2008	$1,500	$2,100	$0	09/23/2008	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	08/26/2008	09/15/2008	$0	$0	$0	09/23/2008	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201751740

Event: 04/15/2008

Employee Is Killed When Compactor Rolls Over

At approximately 9:15 a.m. on April 15, 2008, an employee was compacting site fill in preparation for construction of an office building with Caterpillar Model Number CP-433C compactor. The compactor rolled over after he drove onto a sloped area that was approximately 3 feet to the bottom and had a slope that was approximately 40 degrees. The employee sustained crushing head injuries from the roll-over protective structure on the compactor. The employee died at the scene of the accident. The safety belt was not fastened when emergency responders arrived at the scene. The incident occurred at the Patriot Park project in the Building Number 7 area.

Keywords: HEAD, MACHINE OPERATOR, ROPS, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310596622			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators

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