Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314054602 - Swain Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 314054602

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 04/15/2010

Site Address:
Swain Construction
88th And Maple Streets
Omaha, NE 68111

Mailing Address:
6002 N. 89th Circle, Omaha, NE 68134

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/2010

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Hispanic, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 12/19/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202941951	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	14	1				15
Current Violations	7		1	5		13
Initial Penalty	$55,350	$63,000	$0	$0	$0	$118,350
Current Penalty	$28,250	$0	$31,500	$250	$0	$60,000
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	Repeat	19260020 B02	09/27/2010	05/31/2011	$31,500	$6,300	$0	10/13/2010	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
2.	01002	Other	19100022 A01	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$50	$1,350	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	19100022 D01	09/27/2010	10/15/2010	$50	$1,800	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100023 D01	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$2,250	$2,250	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100147 C01	09/27/2010	05/31/2011	$6,300	$6,300	$0	10/13/2010	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
6.	01006	Serious	19100147 C07 I	09/27/2010	05/31/2011	$0	$6,300	$0	10/13/2010	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
7.	01007	Serious	19100212 A01	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$4,500	$4,500	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01008A	Other	19100215 A04	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$50	$1,800	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01008B	Other	19100215 B09	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$0	$0	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01009	Other	19100243 B02	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$50	$3,150	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01010	Serious	19100303 F02	09/27/2010	10/15/2010	$0	$1,800	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
12.	01011	Serious	19100305 A02 IV	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$4,500	$4,500	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
13.	01012A	Other	19101200 E01	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$50	$4,500	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
14.	01012B	Other	19101200 H	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$0	$0	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01013	Serious	19260020 B02	09/27/2010	05/31/2011	$6,300	$6,300	$0	10/13/2010	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
16.	01014	Serious	19260095 A	09/27/2010	04/04/2011	$4,400	$4,500	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement
17.	02001	Willful	19260020 B04	09/27/2010	10/15/2010	$0	$63,000	$0	10/13/2010	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200053692

Event: 04/14/2010

Employee Is Injured by Loader Arm of Skid Steer

At approximately 8:10 p.m. on April 14, 2010, an employee was exiting a Case Skid Steer, Model Number 450, and the raised loader arms lowered and trapped him against the machine and the ground. The employee sustained injuries including a fractured orbital bone, multiple fractured ribs on the right side of the torso, a fractured pelvis, a fracture to the L4 vertebrae, and a contusion to the liver. He was transported to St. Josephs Medical Center in Omaha, NE, where he was hospitalized. This was a road construction site, and the employee was involved in the installation of storm sewer inlets which run along the side of the road. These were precast units that included the inlet and vault area. The investigation revealed that the lift arm bypass control lever used in the event that electrical power was lost while the loader lift arms were raised. It had been bolted into the bypass position.

Keywords: EYE, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, LIVER, PELVIS, RIB, LOADER, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314054602			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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