Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310666441 - Swingen Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Bismarck Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310666441

Report ID: 0830300

Date Opened: 02/23/2007

Site Address:
Swingen Construction
10 Miles Se Of Fort Thompson
Fort Thompson, SD 57339

Mailing Address:
Box 13456, Grand Forks, ND 58208

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/23/2007

Emphasis: L:Fall, L:Workzone, S:Commercial Constr, S:Fall From Height, S:Hwy Street Bridge Constr

Case Closed: 12/15/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100332311

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations		1				1
Initial Penalty	$0	$63,000	$0	$0	$0	$63,000
Current Penalty	$0	$37,800	$0	$0	$0	$37,800
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	Willful	19260501 B01	06/18/2007	06/25/2007	$37,800	$63,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200331866

Event: 02/22/2007

Employee Is Killed in Fall from Bridge

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on February, 22, 2007, Employee #1 was lowering a cutting torch on the west side of the bridge. The cutting torch was being lowered over the side of the bridge so that an employee below could cut off bolts that had been used to hold up pier scaffold sections. Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection at the time. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 19 ft to the river embankment and suffered a concussion. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE, CONCUSSION, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310666441			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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