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Inspection Information - Office: Tenn Cmpl Sfty 4 | ||||
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| Nr: 305047177 | Report ID: 0454714 | Open Date: 01/15/2002 | ||
| Ray Bell Construction Company Inc | ||||
| South Bank Of Gay Street Bridge Knoxville, TN 37902 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1622/Bridge, Tunnel, and Elevated Highway Construction | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 363, Brentwood, TN 37027 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Referral | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 02/08/2002 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 04/08/2002 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100621713 | |||
| Referral | 200621571 | Yes | ||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,800 |
| Current Penalty | $2,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,100 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260100 A | 03/01/2002 | 03/24/2002 | $2,100 | $2,800 | $0 | A - Amendment | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200621837 | Event: 01/14/2002 | Employee Hospitalized After Strike In Head By Falling Steel | ||||
| At approximately 9:30 a.m., on January 14, 2002, Employee #1, an employee of Ray Bell Construction Company Inc., was on fire watch under the South end of the Gay Street Bridge in Knoxville, TN. Another employee was using a torch, to cut a piece of steel channel. The employee cut partway through the steel channel when a 38-inch-long by 2 inch wide by .5-inch-thick piece, weighing 10.5 pounds fell 60 to70 feet striking Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured skull. Employee #1 was not wearing head protection. | ||||||
| Keywords: fracture, head, hard hat, steel, ppe, construction, skull, fall, struck by, cutting and burning | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 305047177 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||