Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110298049 - Gene Keller & Sons General Contractors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110298049

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 02/28/1991

Site Address:
Gene Keller & Sons General Contractors Inc.
845 W. Elm St.
Wauseon, OH 43567

Mailing Address:
7015 John St. (Extended), Fort Wayne, IN 46816

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/05/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/09/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901290247	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$840	$0	$0	$0	$0	$840
Current Penalty	$840	$0	$0	$0	$0	$840
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	19260651 J01	04/10/1991	04/13/1991	$420	$420	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260651 K01	04/10/1991	05/06/1991	$420	$420	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14514293

Event: 02/28/1991

EMPLOYEE INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE IN

AN EXCAVATION, APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 TO 5 FEET DEEP, DUG NEXT TO A BUILDING, CONTAINED A SECTION OF FROZEN SOIL. THE SECTION WAS 4 FEET LONG, 3 FEET WIDE AND A FOOT THICK. IT WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE FOUNDATION WALL AND THE OPEN EXCAVATION. THE SECTION GRADUALLY THAWED, AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR FELL AWAY FROM THE FOUNDATION WALL. THE FALLING SECTION STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE LEG, CAUSING AN INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, FROZEN, CAVE-IN, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110298049			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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