Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309186658 - Performance Site Management

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309186658

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 09/20/2006

Site Address:
Performance Site Management
8288 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43213

Mailing Address:
2323 Performance Pkwy, Columbus, OH 43037

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/07/2006

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 03/26/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100752609

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	5A0001	12/08/2006	12/18/2006	$4,500	$4,500	$0	12/15/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200758316

Event: 09/20/2006

Employee Is Killed When Pinned by Excavator

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on September 20, 2006, Employee #1, of Performance Site Company, was assisting in the installation of a storm sewer pipe on a site which was being readied for the construction of a 218-unit townhouse complex. Employee #1 walked between a Komatsu PC300LC excavator and a gravel box; however, there were no barricades to prevent workers from entering the excavator's swing radius. Employee #1 was struck by the excavator's rotating superstructure and was pinned against the gravel box. He was killed.

Keywords: SEWER, CLEARANCE, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TORSO, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309186658			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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