Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108923558 - Town & Country Contractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108923558

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 05/20/1994

Site Address:
Town & Country Contractors, Inc.
Greenwade Pit #2
Laguana, TX 76634

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 663, Hillsboro, TX 76645

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/20/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/04/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360911887

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			4		6
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$1,800	$0	$4,800
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	07/12/1994	07/22/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/21/1994	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 A01	07/12/1994	07/18/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/21/1994	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	07/12/1994	07/15/1994	$300	$300	$0	07/21/1994	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02002	Other	19040008	07/12/1994	07/18/1994	$1,500	$1,500	$0	07/21/1994	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
5.	02003	Other	19260059 E01	07/12/1994	07/15/1994	$0	$0	$0	07/21/1994	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
6.	02004	Other	19260059 H01 I	07/12/1994	07/29/1994	$0	$0	$0	07/21/1994	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 566364

Event: 05/18/1994

Employees buried in excavation cave-in

Around 3:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 1994, Employees #1 and #2 were standing in the crevice of Greenwade Pit, an excavated pit wall. The wall was approximately 35-40 feet high. The company was loading and hauling waste from a previous excavation project. Employee #1 had experience in the pit and was showing Employee #2 the type of material that needed to be loaded into the trailer bed of the tractor-trailer. Another employee was using a tractor loader to load a tractor-trailer approximately 40 feet away. The walls of the crevice collapsed and completely covered Employees #1 and #2. The other employee attempted to uncover Employees #1 and #2 but was not successful. Emergency help was called and Employees #1 and #2 were later uncovered. Both had died before they were uncovered.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PIT, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108923558			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	108923558			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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