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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1497426.015 - Gerken Paving Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Miosha Construction Safety & Health Division
Site Address:
Gerken Paving Inc.
3299 Sterns Road
Lambertville, MI 48144
Mailing Address:
9-072 Street Rt. 24, Napoleon, OH 43545
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/15/2020
Emphasis: S:Construction
Case Closed: 04/30/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1672867 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $12,000 |
| Current Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,500 |
| 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 | 408.42223(2) | 01/05/2021 | 01/13/2021 | $3,500 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 408.22139(2) | 01/05/2021 | 01/13/2021 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 9:30 p.m. on October 7, 2020, an employee working as a flagger for a road construction contractor was directing traffic. The employee was run over by a vehicle while direction traffic with a red flag instead of the usual 6-foot-tall traffic paddle. The employee was hospitalized to treat a concussion, bruises, cuts, contusions and sprains to her abdomen, back, chest, elbows, fingers, head, legs and neck.
Keywords: Abdomen, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Cut, Finger, Flagger, Flagman, Head, Highway, Highway work zone, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Motor Vehicle, Neck, Sprain, Struck By, Walking Surface, Work Surface, Wrong Equipment
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1497426.015 | 19 | F | Hospitalized injury | Air traffic controllers |