Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310794623 - Hti Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 310794623

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 03/08/2007

Site Address:
Hti Contractors
Route 108 & Macbetch Farm Lane/Opposite Of Prestwy
Clarksville, MD 21029

Mailing Address:
4539 Sykesville Road, Finksburg, MD 21048

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/09/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction, S:Crushed-By, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 03/09/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102360526

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202359600

Event: 03/08/2007

Employee Is Struck and Pinned Between Excavators

On March 8, 2007, Employee #1 was walking beside a parked Caterpillar excavator Model Number 322 BL, while an operator of a Link-Belt Model Number 4300 excavator, was in his cab, preparing to shut it down. The shovel of the Link-Belt excavator was resting on earth, 4 ft away from the right side track of the Caterpillar excavator. As Employee #1 walked between the Caterpillar excavator, and the shovel of the Link-Belt excavator, the operator of the Link-Belt excavator, inadvertently hit the safety gear and left lever that controls the shovel and boom. The shovel rose up from the ground, moved left, and pinned Employee #1 against the track and counterweight of the parked Caterpillar excavator. He sustained two fractured ribs and bruises.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BOOM, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RIB, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310794623			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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