Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104375670 - City Of Cumberland Water Distribution Dept.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104375670

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 08/03/1988

Site Address:
City Of Cumberland Water Distribution Dept.
1401 Oldtown Road
Cumberland, MD 21502

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1702, Cumberland, MD 21502

Union Status: Union

SIC:9311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/06/1988

Emphasis: L:9311, N:Trench

Case Closed: 11/07/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360228118

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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.	01001A	Serious	19260020 B 1	10/05/1988	10/08/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B 2	10/05/1988	10/08/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	19260652 B	10/05/1988	10/08/1988	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 822361

Event: 08/01/1988

Employee's leg fractured during trench collapse

Employee #1, a coworker, and the acting foreman were in a 7-ft-wide by 30-ft-long by 5.5-to-6-ft-deep trench, tightening the side bolts on a dresser coupling. Employee #1 was sitting several feet away from the western end of the trench on a 12-ft by 20-ft cast iron water pipe with his feet on the northern side of the pipe. The coworker was at the western end of the trench on the southern side of the pipe between Employee #1 and the acting foreman, who was at the eastern end of the trench. The northern wall of the trench collapsed, pinning Employee #1's lower left side between the slab of earth and the pipe. He sustained a fractured leg. The trench had not been shored, sheeted, braced, or sloped. Employee #1 and the coworker had received no formal training on working in trenches. The acting foreman had received some training years ago. The trench soil was a clay and shale mixture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, PINNED, WORK RULES, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, UNTRAINED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104375670			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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