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Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 9 6 15
Current Violations 9 6 15
Initial Penalty $46,000 $0 $0 $3,000 $0 $49,000
Current Penalty $32,200 $0 $0 $0 $0 $32,200
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Serious 19260021 B02 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $4,900 $7,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  2. 01002 Other 19100022 A01 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $3,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  3. 01003A Serious 19100110 F02 I 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  4. 01003B Serious 19100253 B04 I 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  5. 01004 Serious 19100132 D01 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  6. 01005A Serious 19100134 E01 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $4,200 $6,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  7. 01005B Serious 19100134 H01 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  8. 01005C Serious 19100134 K01 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  9. 01006A Serious 19100146 C02 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $4,900 $7,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  10. 01006B Serious 19100146 E01 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  11. 01008 Serious 19100147 C01 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $2,100 $3,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  12. 01009A Serious 19100212 A01 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  13. 01009B Serious 19100212 B 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  14. 01010A Serious 19100215 A04 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $2,100 $3,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  15. 01010B Serious 19100215 B09 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  16. 01011 Serious 19101200 H 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $3,500 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  17. 02001 Other 19100157 C01 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  18. 02002 Other 19100178 L06 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  19. 02003 Other 19100305 B02 I 09/20/2011 09/23/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  20. 02004 Other 19100305 G01 IVA 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -
  21. 02005 Other 19100305 G01 IVB 09/20/2011 10/14/2011 $0 $0 $0 -

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200203636 Event: 03/22/2011Employee Dies After Being Struck By Excavator Arm
On March 22, 2011, an operator was using a tracked excavator to load a bridge plate. When the foreman from another crew requested to use a small asphalt compactor nearby, Employee #1 (who was standing in the area of the excavator) volunteered to help with the key. The operator knew that Employee #1 and another employee were in back of the excavator; however, he left the excavator running and went to help another employee who was having a problem starting a skid steer located across from the excavator. A second operator then entered the excavator to load the bridge plate after noticing that the task was not completed. The second operator was not aware that the employees were behind the excavator and did not check that the swing radius was clear before operating the excavator. When the second operator swung the excavator arm, it struck the foreman and knocked him to the ground. The arm also pinned Employee #1 against the asphalt roller. The second operator felt that the machine struck something and asked the first operator, who had just returned, to check what it was. The first operator saw Employee #1 pinned. The second operator then moved the arm to free Employee #1. He was transported to a hospital, where he later died.
Keywords: loading, pinned, abrasion, excavator, struck by, communication, contusion, inattention
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 314640905 Fatality Bruise/Contus/Abras Construction laborers

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