Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1021218.015 - Baldauf Excavating Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 1021218.015

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 01/28/2015

Site Address:
Baldauf Excavating Llc
950 N 1300 W
Richfield, UT 84701

Mailing Address:
675 N Sr 118, Central Valley, UT 84754

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/27/2015

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/17/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	935122	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	19260651 K01	03/17/2015		$750	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 A01	03/17/2015		$750	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 70702.015

Event: 01/27/2015

Pipeline worker is buried when trench collapses and sustains

At 12:00 a.m. on January 27, 2015, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by an excavation company, were working in a trench and installing a sewer pipeline. Employee #1 was kneeling down at the forward end of the pipe and positioning it in preparation for stubbing it into another pipe. Coworker #1, positioned at the aft end of the pipe, was ready to stub the pipe. A portion of the trench wall collapsed, burying Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was rescued from the collapsed trench. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a small pneumomediastinum, an abnormal presence of air in the middle of the chest, in the space between the two lungs and around the heart. Employee #1 remained hospitalized for one night for observation and then was discharged.

Keywords: Buried, Chest, Collapse, Construction, Excavation, Installing, Lung, Pipeline, Sewer, Trench

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1021218.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer

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