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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100315860 - Sterling Ditching Service
Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office
Site Address:
Sterling Ditching Service
Corner Hwy 171 And Fr 744
Malone, TX 76660
Mailing Address:
Route 5 Box 530, Gholson, TX 76705
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1711
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/23/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/01/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360640783 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 |
| Current Penalty | $300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 |
| 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 | 19260652 C | 08/05/1985 | 08/08/1985 | $300 | $300 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employees #1 and #2 were laying 10 in. pipe in a 12 1/2 to 13 ft deep by 22 ft long by 24 ft wide trench that was neither sloped nor shored. A large chunk of dirt fell from the middle of the west wall, pinning Employee #1 against the east wall. Employee #2, who had started out of the trench, went back in to help Employee #1 when the whole west side of the trench closed, burying and killing both employees. If Employee #2, the company owner and the only one on site with the employees, had lived, he would have been cited. The general contractor had neither a representative nor any employees on site.
Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100315860 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 100315860 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |