Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309575330 - Ripa & Associates, L.L.C.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309575330

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 12/27/2005

Site Address:
Ripa & Associates, L.L.C.
Country Walk, Pod-F
Wesley Chapel, FL 33543

Mailing Address:
10149 Fisher Avenue, Tampa, FL 33619

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/10/2006

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 07/25/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102451267

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$15,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,050
Current Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	04/10/2006	05/13/2006	$4,900	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260020 B02	04/10/2006	05/13/2006	$4,900	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003A	Serious	19260052 B	04/10/2006	04/13/2006	$2,000	$3,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19260052 D01	04/10/2006	07/13/2006	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19260095 A	04/10/2006	04/20/2006	$1,000	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005A	Serious	5A0001	04/10/2006	07/13/2006	$7,000	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01005B	Serious	19260020 B02	04/10/2006	07/13/2006	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202450284

Event: 12/27/2005

Employee Is Killed When Run over by Concrete Paver

Employee #1 and two coworkers of a concrete curbing crew were aligning a Comaco 6200 Slipform Paver. At the time of the accident, the two coworkers were at the wheelhouse of the paver observing the alignment track with the existing curb. Employee #1 had finished attaching the sensor-alignment line and had moved to a blind spot of the paver. His foot became caught under the track of the paver and he was run over and killed.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, RUN OVER, CONCRETE, FOOT, ROAD PAVING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309575330			Fatality	Other	Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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