Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306610908 - Bob Smith Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306610908

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 07/31/2003

Site Address:
Bob Smith Construction, Inc.
Germany Mountain Rd. At Dry Creek
Talladega, AL 35160

Mailing Address:
3580 Dann Road, Birmingham, AL 35235

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/31/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 03/24/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101272367

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations				1	1	2
Initial Penalty	$5,600	$44,000	$0	$0	$0	$49,600
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$37,000	$39,000
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	Other	19260602 C01 VI	01/12/2004	05/06/2004	$2,000	$5,600	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Unclass	19100178 L01 II	01/12/2004	05/06/2004	$37,000	$44,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201271723

Event: 07/30/2003

Employee is killed when forklift overturns

On July 30, 2003, Employee #1 was operating a Pettibone Rough Terrain Forklift, Model 636. Employee #1 lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the road and fell 20 ft down a ravine. Employee #1 was struck to the chest by the vehicle when it overturned on him. He was killed on the spot. The road was in the bad conditions with the soil washed away at the edge of the road. In addition, Employee #1 moved over to the side of the 20-ft-wide road to allow passage of a pick-up truck traveling in the opposite direction. Employee #1 was not wearing a seatbelt.

Keywords: CHEST, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306610908			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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