Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106308661 - Sonny Graham Backhoe Service

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106308661

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 04/21/1988

Site Address:
Sonny Graham Backhoe Service
Coleman & Donald St.
Philadelphia, MS 39350

Mailing Address:
Route 1 Box 137-D, Philadelphia, MS 39350

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/27/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 05/03/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360375729

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14528269

Event: 04/20/1988

1 CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED, 1 INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15 AM ON APRIL 20, 1988, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE PREPARING TO "SHOOT THE GRADE" FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 6 INCH DIAMETER AND 20 FEET LONG SECTION OF PVC SEWER PIPE IN A TRENCH. THE TRENCH WAS 60 FEET LONG, 8 FEET DEEP AND 2 TO 3 FEET WIDE. THE WALLS WERE VERTICAL AND UNSHORED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE TRENCH HOLDING THE GRADE POLE. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AWAY, LOOKING THROUGH THE SIGHT INSTRUMENT. THE EAST BANK OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN, TOTALLY COVERING EMPLOYEE #1. HE DIED FROM SERIOUS HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED A FOOT INJURY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HELP DIG OUT EMPLOYEE #1. THE BUCKET OF THE BACKHOE STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT, CAUSING AN INJURY FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SHORING, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE BUCKET, FOOT, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106308661					Occupation Not Listed

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