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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 100390541 - Skinner Excavating
Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office
Site Address:
Skinner Excavating
Sunrise Trailer Park, Route 191s
Honesdale, PA 18431
Mailing Address:
Star Route, Honesdale, PA 18431
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/31/1987
Emphasis: N:Trench
Case Closed: 12/04/1992
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360371231 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $420 | $4,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,620 |
| Current Penalty | $210 | $1,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,910 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19260020 B01 | 10/21/1987 | 11/20/1987 | $210 | $420 | $0 | 11/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 10/21/1987 | 11/20/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19260650 I | 10/21/1987 | 10/24/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 02001A | Willful | 19260651 I01 | 10/21/1987 | 10/24/1987 | $1,700 | $4,200 | $0 | 11/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 02001B | Willful | 19260652 B | 10/21/1987 | 10/24/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 02001C | Willful | 19260652 H | 10/21/1987 | 10/24/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 5:30 p.m. on August 7, 1987, Employees #1 and #2 were in an 11 to 14 ft deep trench, installing a sluice drain pipe in the center of the Sunrise Trailer Park in Honesdale Borough, PA. A wall or walls of the soft, clay-type soil caved in, burying them. Employees #1 and #2 died of suffocation. The trench was neither shored nor sloped.
Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, SHORING, CAVE-IN, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SLOPING, BURIED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100390541 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 100390541 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |