Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100419563 - Andrews Excavating, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100419563

Report ID: 0316700

Date Opened: 04/15/1986

Site Address:
Andrews Excavating, Inc.
Chicken Plant Road
Mifflintown, PA 17059

Mailing Address:
5 W. Willow Rd., Willow Street, PA 17584

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/22/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 09/22/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360573315

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,120
Current Penalty	$1,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,120
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	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	05/06/1986	05/12/1986	$560	$560	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 H	05/06/1986	05/12/1986	$560	$560	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14470702

Event: 04/14/1986

One employee killed, one injured in trench cave-in

On April 14, 1986, Employees #1 and #2 were in a 114 ft long trench that was 5 ft deep at the manhole at the west end and 13 ft deep at the east end. The employees entered the trench where it was 13 ft deep to set up a laser that would help align a sewage pipe that was being installed. Without warning, the north wall of the trench caved in. Employee #1 was completely buried and killed. Employee #2's legs were pinned and he sustained minor bruises. The east-west running trench was neither shored nor sloped. The soil was a mixture of clay and fill.

Keywords: PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100419563			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	100419563			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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