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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2929446 - Frontier-Kemper Constructors Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Las Vegas 0953220
Site Address:
Frontier-Kemper Constructors Inc
Hoover Dam
Boulder City, NV 89005
Mailing Address:
1000 Nevada Highway 209, Boulder City, NV 89005
Union Status: Union
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/06/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/27/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 36064194 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
| Current Penalty | $800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 618037501 | 05/15/1986 | 05/18/1986 | $800 | $800 | $0 | 05/27/1986 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #3 WERE TRYING TO CLEAR AN ACCUMULATION OF MUCK NEAR AN ELBOW OF A SPILLWAY. THE SPILLWAY RUNS HORIZONTALLY FOR ABOUT 900 FEET, THEN ANGLES DOWNWARD (ABOUT 55 DEGREES) FOR THE NEXT 600 FEET BEFORE LEVELLING OUT FOR THE LAST 600 FEET. THE SPILLWAY IS ABOUT 50 FEET IN DIAMETER. THE MUCK ACCUMULATION WAS ABOUT 130 FEET HIGH, 40 TO 45 FEET WIDE AND 15 TO 20 FEET THICK. THE EMPLOYEES WERE "MUCKING" THE PILE WITH A "SLUSHER" (SIMILAR TO A DRAG LINE) BACKHOE AND A JOHN DEERE 310 B LOADER. A SMALL STREAM OF WATER WAS RUNNING DOWN THE SPILLWAY. SUDDENLY THE MUCK PILE BEGAN SLIDING DOWN THE SPILLWAY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PINNED UNDER THE SLUSHER. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS CATAPULTED 15 FEET TO THE TOP OF THE LOADER. EMPLOYEE #3 RODE THE SLUSHER UNTIL THE SLIDE FINALLY LEVELLED OUT AND STOPPED.
Keywords: PINNED, CLEANING, CLOGGED, SPILLWAY, UNSTABLE SOIL, MUD SLIDE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2929446 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Mining machine operators | ||
| 2 | 2929446 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators | ||
| 3 | 2929446 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators |