Inspection Detail

Inspection: 625400 - Doyle Hess Contracting

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 625400

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 11/10/1988

Site Address:
Doyle Hess Contracting
Route 11
Plymouth, PA 18651

Mailing Address:
Rd #5, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/14/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/24/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900887472	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19260020 B01	12/21/1988	01/15/1989	$200	$400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	12/21/1988	01/15/1989	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19260028 A	12/21/1988	12/26/1988	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14511802

Event: 11/10/1988

EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY BACKING DUMP TRUCK

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO KEEP CARS FROM GOING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF A ROAD INTO HOT OIL. AFTER A CHIP SPREADER PASSED EMPLOYEE #1, HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE PAPER FROM A MANHOLE. AT THE SAME TIME, A DUMP TRUCK WAS BACKING TOWARD THE CHIP SPREADER. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD HIS BACK TO THE DUMP TRUCK. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK DID NOT SEE EMPLOYEE #1 AND BACKED OVER HIM, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, ROAD PAVING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	625400			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators
2	625400			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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