Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109464859 - Strain Construction Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109464859

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 02/07/1992

Site Address:
Strain Construction Inc.
4431 Englewood Dr.
Hselena, AL 35080

Mailing Address:
600 Robert Jemison Dr., Birmingham, AL 35209

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/19/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360128987

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 602631

Event: 02/06/1992

Employee killed when trench caves in

Employee #1 jumped into a trench to install a board over a sewer line that he hand located in the trench. The trench was 23 ft in length by 4 ft wide by about 9 ft deep. The soil was sandy-class and had been previously disturbed. A Case 480 E backhoe was used to excavate the trench, which was on a slope. The spoils were stored on the edge of the trench on the uphill side. The trench walls were vertical and no protection against moving ground was provided. The uphill side of the trench caved-in and completely covered Employee #1. He died.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109464859					Occupation Not Listed

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