Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101826295 - Prairie Construction Compan, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101826295

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 07/30/1986

Site Address:
Prairie Construction Compan, Inc.
Washington And Milman Streets
Ft. Meade, FL 33841

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 129, Polk City, FL 33868

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/31/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/02/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360146922

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1		5
Current Violations	4			1		5
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260020 B01	09/02/1986	09/25/1986	$280	$280	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	09/02/1986	09/25/1986	$280	$280	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19260652 B	09/02/1986	09/12/1986	$280	$280	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19260652 H	09/02/1986	09/12/1986	$280	$280	$0	-
5.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	09/02/1986	09/12/1986	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14346902

Event: 07/29/1986

One employee killed, one injured in trench collapse

At approximately 3:45 p.m. Employees #1 and #2 were in a trench that measured approximately 8 ft deep and 4 1/2 ft wide (slightly more than bucket width). They worked for a small company that had been contracted to lay 8 inch PVC sewer pipe in preparation for the construction of a mobile home park. The trench, which was being dug by a backhoe, widened out at the top to between 5 and 7 ft. The top two feet of soil appeared to be primarily sand; below that was a mixture of clay, hard gumbo, limerock, and sand. Rain or drizzle had fallen on and off for about 5 hours. The employees were in the bottom of the trench, waiting for pipe to be handed to them, when a 20 ft long, 5 ft wide, and 8 ft deep section of the north wall fell on them. Employee #1 died of asphyxia and Employee #2 was hospitalized for body bruises. It was Employee #1's first day on the job for this employer, although he had previous work experience in this field, and it was Employee #2's second day on the job.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101826295			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	101826295			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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