Inspection Detail

Inspection: 721720 - General Paving Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 721720

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 04/28/1987

Site Address:
General Paving Company, Inc.
State Route 81 - Kingwood Pike
Morgantown, WV 26502

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 3180, Morgantown, WV 26503

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/29/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 07/17/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360114359

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1	1		2
Current Violations			1	1		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$180	$0	$0	$180
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$180	$0	$0	$180
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Repeat	19260602 A09 I	05/13/1987	05/20/1987	$180	$180	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19260601 B04	05/13/1987	05/20/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14482145

Event: 04/27/1987

Employee killed when crushed between backhoe and dump truck

Employee #1, an equipment operator, was performing daily lubrication on the backhoe bucket of a Case loader/backhoe. He left the backhoe in idle and was standing facing the raised and locked bucket. A dump truck driver who was delivering a load of topsoil to the area was backing along the berm of the road and saw the backhoe and Employee #1 in his rearview mirrors. He continued backing after they disappeared from view until the dump truck struck the backhoe. Employee #1 was killed when his head was crushed between the stationary backhoe bucket and the tailgate of the truck. A spotter was not being used to guide the dump truck. Its reverse alarm was operational, but it was not audible over the surrounding noise.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, NOISE, GUIDE, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	721720			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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