Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105485924 - Vanguard Utility Service

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 105485924

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 01/30/1989

Site Address:
Vanguard Utility Service
3500 Pelham Road
Greenville, SC 29607

Mailing Address:
2480-4 Briarcliff Road - Suite 164, Atlanta, GA 30329

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/07/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Trench

Case Closed: 03/30/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360282768

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			4		6
Current Violations	2			4		6
Initial Penalty	$540	$0	$0	$0	$0	$540
Current Penalty	$540	$0	$0	$0	$0	$540
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	19260650 E	02/17/1989	02/20/1989	$120	$120	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 A	02/17/1989	02/20/1989	$420	$420	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	50002 A	02/17/1989	02/20/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02002	Other	19260050 C	02/17/1989	02/20/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02003	Other	19260651 I01	02/17/1989	02/20/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02004	Other	19260652 H	02/17/1989	02/20/1989	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 800722

Event: 01/27/1989

Employee killed during trench cave-in

Employee #1 was installing a PVC pipe in a trench that was 14 feet deep by 18 inches wide by 30 feet long when the trench caved in. Employee #1 sustained multiple internal injuries and died.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105485924			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.