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Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $2,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,000
Current Penalty $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,000
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Serious 19260106 A 03/10/1988 03/13/1988 $500 $1,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  2. 01002 Serious 19260106 C 03/10/1988 03/13/1988 $500 $1,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 14490965 Event: 02/26/1988Excavator Operator Drowned When Machine Slid Into Water
AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM ON FEBRUARY 26, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A STEEL-TRACKED EXCAVATOR. HE INTENDED TO USE THE EXCAVATOR'S BUCKET TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF AN ICE COVERED HOLE. AS HE EXTENDED THE BOOM OF THE EXCAVATOR TO BREAK THROUGH THE ICE, THE EXCAVATOR ROCKED AND THEN SLID INTO THE ICE-COVERED WATER. EMPLOYEE #1 COULD NOT ESCAPE FROM THE EXCAVATOR'S CAB AND DROWNED WHILE TRYING TO SWIM TO THE WATER'S SURFACE.
Keywords: excavation, equipment operator, earthmoving equip, excavator, slippery surface, drown, water
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 100691369 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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