Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309788982 - Rorabaugh Construction
Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office
Site Address:
Rorabaugh Construction
4850 Shawnee Mission Dr.
Shawnee, OK 74804
Mailing Address:
3608 Bellwood Dr., Norman, OK 73072
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/27/2006
Emphasis: S:Commercial Constr, S:Struck-By
Case Closed: 03/29/2007
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100644970 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | $4,500 |
Current Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | $4,500 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 02/20/2007 | 02/28/2007 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260602 A09 II | 02/20/2007 | 02/24/2007 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 02001 | Other | 19040039 A | 02/20/2007 | 02/24/2007 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On October 24, 2006, an employee was on his first day at the job. He was to determine the height of a building path using a laser target. The pad was undergoing final leveling by a grader and a scraper. The grader was making a southward pass and then backing up; the scraper would pick up the excess soil and make a circle off the pad dumping the dirt. The employee and a coworker would place the target on various areas that were being leveled. About halfway through the leveling, the employee walked across the pad in front of the scraper and behind the grader. He was struck by both rear wheels on the right side of the grader. The employee was killed. It was not known why the employee was walking across the pad. In attention by both the grader operator and the employee was the basic cause of the accident. Additional causal factors included: the grader's back alarm was defective coupled with the limited rear view from the grader operator position, the high speed of the grader, and the employee's reported hearing loss. No backup observer was utilized.
Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GRADER, HEARING LOSS, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 309788982 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |