Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305747313 - City Of Reidsville, Public Works Department

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 305747313

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 08/29/2002

Site Address:
City Of Reidsville, Public Works Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Reidsville, NC 27320

Mailing Address:
230 West Morehead St., Reidsville, NC 27320

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9111

NAICS: 921110/Executive Offices

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/18/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Program Improvements

Case Closed: 05/19/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100071786

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	95012901	02/26/2003	04/14/2003	$2,100	$2,100	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260601 B01	02/26/2003	03/06/2003	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19260601 B14	02/26/2003	03/06/2003	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01002	Serious	19100178 L01 I	02/26/2003	04/14/2003	$2,100	$2,100	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19260602 B09	02/26/2003	03/06/2003	$2,100	$2,100	$0	-
6.	02001	Other	19261000 E	02/26/2003	04/14/2003	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200071843

Event: 08/29/2002

Employee is killed when road compactor leaves roadway

At approximately 2:29 p.m. on August 29, 2002, Employee #1, a Public Works employee for the City of Reidsville, was driving a vibratory compactor to a job site. He had just turned onto a street and was headed downhill when he apparently lost control of the vehicle. Employee #1 gained speed as he continued down the narrow street, but he was able to steer the compactor to avoid parked cars. At the bottom of the hill, the compactor left the road and jumped a creek, landing on the far bank. Employee #1's head struck against the roll-over protection support that ran across the cab, killing him. The compactor came to rest on its side, and he fell out onto the bank of the creek, where he was found by a coworker. Employee #1 was not wearing a seat belt.

Keywords: HEAD, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305747313			Fatality	Concussion	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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