Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115620064 - Hunter Contracting Company

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 115620064

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 08/19/1994

Site Address:
Hunter Contracting Company
I-10 And Miracle Mile
Tucson, AZ 85713

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 900, Gilbert, AZ 85299

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/22/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 06/09/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360184758

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,125
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	19260701 B	10/12/1994	10/17/1994	$1,125	$1,125	$0	10/26/1994	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170065023

Event: 08/19/1994

Employee's abdomen punctured by vertical rebar

Employee #1, working 19 feet off the ground, climbed over a rebar form for an overpass abutment wall to go inside and caulk the corners of the formwork. His foot slipped while he was standing on the top horizontal rebar structures. He pulled himself onto the vertical rebar, which was uncapped, and received a 6 inch puncture wound in his abdomen. He pulled himself off the rebar and was assisted when he got back on the work platform. Emergency medical assistance arrived on site and Employee #1 was transported to University Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, REBAR, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, UNGUARDED, PUNCTURE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115620064			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters

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