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Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116225426 - American Homes

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 116225426
Report ID: 0316400
Date Opened: 08/27/1997

Site Address:
American Homes
1758 Mileground
Morgantown, WV 26507

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5271

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/14/1998

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361975501
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 2 1 3
Initial Penalty $3,500 $0 $0 $2,500 $0 $6,000
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $2,500 $3,500 $6,000
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 Unclass 5A0001 01/13/1998 01/22/1998 $3,500 $3,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 02001 Other 19040002 A 01/13/1998 01/22/1998 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 02002 Other 19040008 A 01/13/1998 01/16/1998 $2,500 $2,500 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200630093
Event: 08/20/1997
Employee killed when struck by backing delivery truck

On August 20, 1997, Employee #1 and three coworkers came unloading furniture from a 1978 Ford truck into a manufactured home. The group consisted of a driver, the foreman, a laborer, and Employee #1, who was acting as a guide. Employee #1 got out of the box-type delivery truck and walked in back of it to guide the driver to the house. He was struck by the backing truck and died en route to the hospital. The accident was witnesses by the foreman, who was on top of the deck waiting for the furniture to be passed up to her.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, WORK RULES, TRUCK, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, GUIDE, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 116225426 Fatality Other Construction laborers
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