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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 799643 - National Industrial Constructors
Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office
Site Address:
National Industrial Constructors
Morea Co-Generation Facility, Morea Road
Frackville, PA 17931
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box A, Frackville, PA 17931
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/05/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/30/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360669832 | ||
| Complaint | 71697072 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,920 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,920 |
| Current Penalty | $1,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,200 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 08/12/1988 | 08/17/1988 | $300 | $400 | $0 | 08/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19260020 B02 | 08/12/1988 | 08/17/1988 | $400 | $400 | $0 | 08/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 08/12/1988 | 08/17/1988 | $100 | $0 | $0 | 08/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01002C | Serious | 19260250 B09 | 08/12/1988 | 08/17/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 08/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01003 | Serious | 19260500 B08 | 08/12/1988 | 08/15/1988 | $130 | $240 | $0 | 08/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 01004 | Serious | 19260500 D01 | 08/12/1988 | 08/17/1988 | $300 | $400 | $0 | 08/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 01005 | Serious | 19260500 F05 II | 08/12/1988 | 08/17/1988 | $370 | $480 | $0 | 08/22/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 02001 | Other | 19260500 F05 II | 04/13/1989 | 04/16/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was standing on a pile of 8 in. diameter, schedule 40 steel pipe that was 40 to 43 feet long and piled on an 8 ft flatbed trailer. The trailer was parked on an uneven dirt road that created a rise of 3 in. from one side of the trailer bed to the other. Eight pipes were on the bottom layer of the pile and four of the six pipes on the top layer had been unloaded when the bottom layer began to roll. Employee #1 lost his footing and fell from the trailer. The pipes fell, then struck and rolled over the employee. One came to rest across Employee #1's chest, killing him. The pipes had been secured with only two 2 in. by 24 in. round pipes on the lower side and two small wood chock blocks. The chock blocks were not secured to the two wood beams (3 by 3 by 6 and 4 by 4 by 6) that were across each end of the trailer bed and against which the pipes rested.
Keywords: CHEST, UNEVEN GROUND, UNSECURED, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, PIPE, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 799643 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |