Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310878103 - Curly Customs, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310878103

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 03/27/2007

Site Address:
Curly Customs, Llc
30 Forest Street
Melrose, MA 02176

Mailing Address:
36 Winter Street, Malden, MA 02148

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: 03/30/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/19/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100770841
Referral	202577649	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
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	Serious	19260020 B04	09/25/2007	10/19/2007	$1,050	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	09/25/2007	10/19/2007	$1,050	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200775047

Event: 03/27/2007

Employee Is Struck by Excavation Equipment, Later Dies

On March 27, 2007, an employee and a coworker were assigned to service two excavators at a construction site, including removing a grapple unit and replacing it with a bucket on a Komatsu excavator. While the coworker was in excavator cab with the engine running, the employee was attempting to uncouple and remove the grapple, requiring removal of a boom attachment pin for the grapple's fixed position brace. The employee was using a piece of large diameter rebar and sledgehammer to remove the boom attachment pin. When the pin was driven out the other side, the grapple fixed position brace moved causing the rebar to recoil and strike the employee on the head. The employee sustained severe head injury, trauma, and died three days later.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAD, REBAR, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310878103			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers

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