Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107913675 - H & B Construction & Utility Service

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Knoxville Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 107913675

Report ID: 0454714

Date Opened: 03/22/1989

Site Address:
H & B Construction & Utility Service
Hwy. 27 North
Sunbright, TN 37872

Mailing Address:
Route 1, Box 126-B, Walling, TN 38587

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/22/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900594342	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 762906

Event: 03/22/1989

Employee's leg amputated by trenching machine

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on March 16, 1989, a gas line was damaged by a Ditch Witch trenching machine which was being used for gas line installation, and excavation of the 18 in. trench was halted. Employee #1 began removing soil from around the gas line to enable repair work to continue. Once work was complete a coworker began trenching while Employee #1 remained in place. Employee #1 became entangled in the trenching chain, amputating his right leg just below the hip. Employee #1 required hospitalization.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER, SHORING, ENTANGLED, SLOPING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107913675			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers

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