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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 421183.015 - Diamond Surface Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office
Site Address:
Diamond Surface Inc.
I-235 @ 12.2 Mile Marker
Wichita, KS 67202
Mailing Address:
21025 Commerce Blvd Suite 900, Rogers, MN 55374
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/09/2012
Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Amputate
Case Closed: 07/03/2013
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 338881 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,900 |
| Current Penalty | $3,920 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,920 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260300 B03 | 09/24/2012 | 10/23/2012 | $3,920 | $4,900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 2:00 a.m. on May 7, 2012, an employee was working for a company that was patching holes in the concrete surface of the I-235 Interstate in Wichita, Kansas. Employee #1 was operating a mortar mixer. The wheels had been removed from the mortar mixer noted, and it had been modified so that it could be rigidly mounted on the front of a skid-steer-type piece of construction equipment - a Bobcat in this instance. The mortar mixer would be carried by the Bobcat from a portable dry-mix truck to the location where the concrete would be dumped. The grating (guard) that had been installed at the factory had at some time in the past been removed from the mixer. The mixer was being operated without the guard. Employee #1 without being told to do so, habitually cleaned around the edges of the upper part of the mixing tub with a trowel. In this instance he dropped his trowel into the mixing tub. He reached down the outside of the machine and disengaged the spring loaded clutch or belt mechanism to disengage the power to the mixer. He then reached into the tub to get the trowel. Apparently his arms were not long enough to do both things simultaneously. His hand and wrist were caught by the paddles of the mixer. His hand was amputated.
Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Concrete, Concrete Mixer, Construction, Hand, Highway, Inadequate Maint, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Mixer Blade, Road Paving
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 421183.015 | 47 | M | Hospitalized injury | Truck drivers, light |