Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101394898 - Oddde Smith And Sons, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101394898

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 06/08/1994

Site Address:
Oddde Smith And Sons, Inc.
I-55 South
Brookhaven, MS 39601

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/10/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/07/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361092216

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
Current Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	06/23/1994	07/20/1994	$500	$500	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260600 A03	06/23/1994	07/20/1994	$625	$625	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14349617

Event: 06/07/1994

Employee crushed and killed by excavator boom

At approximately 9:15 a.m. on June 7, 1994, Employee #1, a foreman on a earthmoving construction site, climbed on a trackhoe excavator to determine why the throttle linkage was stuck in the engine rev-up position. He removed the bolts that secured the cover to the control panel for the throttle and bucket boom control stick. When Employee #1, who was positioned between the boom and cab of the excavator, raised the control panel cover, the boom control stick was forced forward. The boom lowered, crushing Employee #1 between the boom's hydraulic cylinder and the cab post. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene from a massive crushing injury to the chest and abdomen.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, BOOM, CONTROL LEVER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101394898			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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