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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 316205772 - Payne Mcginn And Cummins Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation
Site Address:
Payne Mcginn And Cummins Inc
Scuffletown Road & Jones Mill Road
Fountain Inn, SC 29644
Mailing Address:
2017 N Hwy 25, Travelers Rest, SC 29690
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: 08/13/2012
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: L:Trench
Case Closed: 12/06/2012
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102667367 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,375 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,375 |
| Current Penalty | $1,188 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,188 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260651 K01 | 09/26/2012 | 10/29/2012 | $188 | $375 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19260652 A01 | 09/26/2012 | 10/02/2012 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19260652 C02 I | 09/26/2012 | 10/02/2012 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On June 14, 2012, Employee #1 was working for Payne Mcginn and Cummins Inc., as operator of a boring machine. Employee # 1 was a member of a five man construction crew which included two employees, Employee #1 the boring operator and a laborer. Employee #1 was boring several feet under a petroleum line installing a new 20 in. ductile iron pipe water line for the community they were working in. The excavation was about 15 feet deep, 30 to 35 feet long, and 12 to 15 feet wide. Employee #1 was positioned on a platform on the right side of a machine of a large horizontal McLaughlin boring 30-36, weighing approximately 5,900 pounds. Employee #1 finished boring 40 feet through the ground and was backing the machine up, the machine rolled and lifted up off its 30 foot long track to the right crushing the operator while he was still at the controls. The laborer was in the excavation site he ran over to the operator when he saw the machine lifted up. The rear part of the machine caught the laborer's leg, breaking it. The cause of the accident was the machine lifting off of the tracks and crushing the Operator and injuring the laborer.
Keywords: EXCAVATION, CONTROL LEVER, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, IRON, PIPE, BORING MACHINE, BACKING UP, LEG, OVERTURN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316205772 | Fatality | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||
| 2 | 316205772 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. |