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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3256641 - Southland Power Constructors Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Chattanooga Office - Safety
Site Address:
Southland Power Constructors Inc
Browder Switch Road
Jasper, TN 37347
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1297, Birmingham, AL 35201
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1522
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/06/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/12/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360612451 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | 19260602 A09 II | 06/17/1985 | 06/21/1985 | $900 | $900 | $0 | A - Amendment | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
On June 5, 1985, Employee #1 was signaling the scraper operator to back-up to the northwest corner of the job site so the scraper could make another pass over the site at the southwest corner of an electric sub-station. The operator was driving a Caterpillar scraper tractor SR-FF 67- M4478 with Caterpillar scraper Serial Number 11G3847 attached. Employee #1 was standing on level soil on the west side of the scraper, the side the operating cab is on, when he was run over by the scraper as the operator backed up. Employee #1 sustained a crushing head injury when the rear wheel of scraper ran over his head and the front drive wheels ran over his feet and legs. Employee #1 was a grad checked and the employee operating the scraper was the operator.
Keywords: HEAD, SCRAPER, SIGNALMAN, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3256641 | Fatality | Other | Helpers, construction trades |