Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109545327 - Owens Brothers Concrete

Inspection Information - Office: Englewood Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109545327

Report ID: 0830600

Date Opened: 05/24/1993

Site Address:
Owens Brothers Concrete
5775 Airport Road
Louviers, CO 80131

Mailing Address:
5550 Sheridan Blvd, Arvada, CO 80002

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5032

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360979892

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4			1		5
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,000
Current Penalty	$10,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,500
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.	01001	Serious	5A0001	08/18/1993	09/20/1993	$2,625	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C05 II	08/18/1993	08/22/1993	$2,625	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C06 I	08/18/1993	08/22/1993	$2,625	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100147 C07 I	08/18/1993	08/22/1993	$2,625	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	02001	Other	19100038 A02	08/18/1993	08/22/1993	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14428650

Event: 05/24/1993

Employee killed when head crushed between axle components

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on May 24, 1993, Employee #1 was repairing the tag axle component of a cement truck. The truck was running at the time. As Employee #1 started to adjust the hydraulic pressure in the lines, the tag axle was activated to the down position and the employee's head was caught between the axle components. The back of Employee #1's head was crushed and he died.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, CONCRETE TRUCK, WORK RULES, HYDRAULIC LINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109545327			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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