Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303696603 - Airport Equipment Rentals

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 303696603

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 05/06/2001

Site Address:
Airport Equipment Rentals
Ted Stevens Airport-Short Term Parking Lot
Anchorage, AK 99518

Mailing Address:
10460 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99515

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7353

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/11/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Aks, S:Construction

Case Closed: 01/23/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101680692

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	19260021 B02	08/28/2001	10/19/2001	$3,500	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19261053 B16	08/28/2001	08/31/2001	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201680642

Event: 05/06/2001

Employee #1 died as a result of blunt trauma to the head

On May 6, 2001, Employee #1 was one of two mechanics dissembling a Cat 375 L Excavator for shipment back to the equipment yard on a low bed truck. These coworkers were in the process of removing the Excavator's stick foot pin in order to remove the stick section from the boom section. Employee #1 was standing on a portable step ladder located between the Excavator's boom and a Cat 416C Backhoe. This second piece of equipment was being used to exert mechanical force on the pin to push it out of the Excavator's stick foot connection. As the backhoe equipment moved forward, to exert force on the pin assembly, the backhoe's front bucket slipped off of the steel pipe extension, used to access the pin inside of the bushing. The bucket's cutting edge struck Employee #1 on the lower, right side of his head. Blunt trauma to the head was cause of death.

Keywords: HEAD, PIN, LADDER, TRUCK, EXCAVATOR, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303696603			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Heavy equipment mechanics

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