Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100475276 - Con-Trux Company

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100475276

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 09/08/1988

Site Address:
Con-Trux Company
East Starwood Lane
Greenwood, LA 71033

Mailing Address:
1208 Spearsville Hwy, Farmerville, LA 71241

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/13/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 12/28/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360135370

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$520	$0	$0	$0	$0	$520
Current Penalty	$520	$0	$0	$0	$0	$520
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260651 C	12/01/1988	12/13/1988	$240	$240	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 C	12/01/1988	12/04/1988	$280	$280	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19260020 B01	12/01/1988	12/21/1988	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14394217

Event: 09/07/1988

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Employee #1 entered an open trench that had been dug the day before to give directions to the trackhoe operator. The trench, which was on the down slope of a waste treatment levee, was 10 to 12 ft deep, 40 in. wide at the bottom, and 12 to 16 ft wide at the top. The soil was a sandy silt tan gray compacted (93+ compaction soil). An 8-in.-diameter sewer line was being laid in the trench between a lift station and a chlorinating unit that were 290 ft apart. While Employee #1 was in the trench, the south wall caved in, trapping him under approximately 6 to 8 ft of soil. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100475276			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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