Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317677698 - Sparky'S Contracting, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Investigation Summary

On January 3, 2014, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor specializing in site preparation and excavation work, was engaged in cutting the steel floor out of a truck bed. He removed the first of two layers of thick steel without problem. Using a torch, he bored a large hole into part of the remaining flooring. A friend who was helping Employee #1 used a backhoe bucket to apply pressure to the steel. The applied pressure caused the steel to bend. This in turn caused wooden blocks that had been placed under the bed to shift. When the blocks shifted, the floor of the truck shifted and struck Employee #1 in the head and chest. Emergency services were called. When the emergency responders arrived, Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, DISMANTLING, BLOCKS, FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE BUCKET