Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300448008 - H.C. Price Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Concord Area Office
Site Address:
H.C. Price Co.
Vicinity Of Access Road #14 And Station 2379
Stark, NH 03582
Mailing Address:
15660 North Dallas Parkway Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75248
Union Status: Union
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/09/1998
Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 02/24/2000
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 361972839 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
Current Penalty | $3,495 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,495 |
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 | 5A0001 | 03/10/1999 | 03/16/1999 | $1,747 | $2,500 | $0 | 03/22/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260550 A16 | 03/10/1999 | 03/15/1999 | $1,748 | $2,500 | $0 | 03/22/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
3. | 02001 | Other | 19260550 A02 | 03/10/1999 | 03/24/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/22/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | |
4. | 02002 | Other | 19260550 A07 II | 03/10/1999 | 03/24/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/22/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:00 p.m. on October 12, 1998, Employee #1, a welder, Employee #2 and three coworkers were riding on a sled being pulled by a 1974 Caterpillar 583H pipelayer, serial #61A-904. The crew had completed a tie-in weld at a spot west of access road #14 and were headed to the next work site. They traveled approximately 1,000 ft to the west along the row before stopping at a large rock in the middle of the row. They dismounted the sled so it could travel unimpeded over the large rock, then remounted to continue on. The pipelayer and sled had resumed travel for only about 3 ft when the boom of the pipelayer fell backward. The 500 lb block and hook hit the right side of the sled and struck Employee #1 on the head. The coworkers, who had escaped from the sled, assisted Employee #1 and called for medical care. The foreman, who had been observing the crew riding the sled and saw the boom fall, drove to the scene from the access road. Employee #1 was moved into his vehicle and transported to meet medics and an ambulance. He was transported to Weeks Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, NH, where he was pronounced dead at 7:00 p.m. Employee #1 had suffered a fractured jaw, a fractured neck, and massive internal injuries from being struck in the chest by the hook and block. Employee #2 sustained chest abrasions and contusions in a fall connected to the accident; he was treated and released.
Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, NECK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TOWED EQUIPMENT
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 300448008 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |