Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303434898 - Morris Excavating

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

Inspection Nr: 303434898

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 04/10/2000

Site Address:
Morris Excavating
Eagle Ridge Homes, West Of The End Of Graff Street
Payson, AZ 85541

Mailing Address:
Hc1 Box 1423, Payson, AZ 85541

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/10/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/07/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101990927

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	Serious	19260602 A02 I	06/16/2000	06/19/2000	$7,000	$7,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201981859

Event: 04/06/2000

Employee killed while working on a backhoe

Employee #1 was using a front end loader on a backhoe to fill shade over utility pipes in a shallow trench. After the day's work was finished Employee #1 was driving the backhoe from the lower west side of the housing plot on the side of a mountain to the upper east side up on approximately 45 degree angle, to have all of the equipment stored in one location for the night. A half way up the incline, Employee #1 apparently lost control of the backhoe causing it to travel backwards over an embankment about 150 ft down. Employee #1 was thrown from the backhoe and killed.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, FRONT END LOADER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, LOST CONTROL, BACKHOE, SLOPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303434898			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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