Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 310223532 - Prowaste, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock

Nr: 310223532

Report ID: 0627400

Open Date: 08/02/2006

Prowaste, Inc.

1920 Hwy 194
Plainview, TX 79072

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC: 1794/Excavation Work

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Mailing: 8010 Needle Point Road, Baytown, TX 77521

Inspection Type:

Accident

Scope:

Partial

Advanced Notice:

Ownership:

Private

Safety/Health:

Safety

Close Conference:

08/02/2006

Emphasis:

S:Construction Fatalities

Close Case:

02/12/2007

Related Activity:

Type

Safety

Health

Accident

100813104

**Violation Summary**
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	01/26/2007	02/07/2007	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-
	2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	01/26/2007	02/07/2007	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200812188		Event: 08/01/2006	Employee Is Struck In Head, During Backhoe Operation, Dies
At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 1, 2006, Employee #1 was holding a mobile home tie down rod as a backhoe drove the rod into the ground. During the operation, Employee #1 was struck in the head with a jack stand. The backhoe operator found him in a supine position with the jack stand embedded in the back of his head. Emergency medical personnel were summoned and arrived via air transportation. They transported him to a medical center. At the hospital, he received medical treatment, but died two days later from his injuries.
Keywords: head, loader/backhoe, impaled, struck by, flying object, jack
	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	310223532		Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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