Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101996650 - Cbi Na-Con Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Cbi Na-Con Inc
(Disposal Plt) Box 190
Plainfield, IN 46168
Mailing Address:
24137 111th, Plainfield, IL 60544
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Planned
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/05/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/23/1988
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360199210 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $1,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,700 |
Current Penalty | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
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 | 19260021 B02 | 01/14/1987 | 01/22/1987 | $500 | $1,000 | $0 | 03/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260021 B06 I | 01/14/1987 | 01/19/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
3. | 01001C | Serious | 19260651 I01 | 01/14/1987 | 01/19/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
4. | 01001D | Serious | 19260652 C | 01/14/1987 | 01/19/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
5. | 01002 | Serious | 19260652 H | 01/14/1987 | 01/19/1987 | $700 | $700 | $0 | 03/12/1987 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
ON THE FOURTH OF NOVEMBER, 1986, A CREW CONSISTING OF EMPLOYEE #1, EMPLOYEE #2 AND AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WERE LAYING 8 INCH STEEL PIPE AT THE PLAINVIEW DISPOSAL PLANT. WHILE DIGGING THE 7 FOOT WIDE, 7 FOOT TO 11 1/2 FOOT DEEP TRENCH A WATER LINE WAS RUPTURED. WATER BEGAN TO FILL THE TRENCH, SO EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 PLACED A PUMP INTO THE TRENCH TO REMOVE THE WATER. THE CREW THEN WENT TO LUNCH WHILE THE TRENCH WAS BEING PUMPED OUT. AT 12:30 THE CREW RETURNED FROM LUNCH AND BEGAN USING A SMALL SHOVEL TO LOCATE THE DAMAGED WATER LINE. AT THE POINT WHERE THE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED THE EMPLOYEES HAD TO DIG ABOUT A FOOT INTO THE BANK. SHORTLY AFTER THEY DUG INTO THE BANK THE BANK GAVE WAY, TRAPPING BOTH EMPLOYEES. BOTH MEN WERE DUG OUT AND IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA, A COLLAPSED LUNG AND MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF THE CHEST WALL AND SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE #2 ONLY SUFFERED ABDOMINAL PAINS.
Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, LUNG, ABDOMEN, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 101996650 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction laborers | ||
2 | 101996650 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction laborers |