Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110544061 - Precision Sign Company Dba Aaa Sign Services

Inspection Information - Office: Englewood Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110544061

Report ID: 0830600

Date Opened: 04/28/2004

Site Address:
Precision Sign Company Dba Aaa Sign Services
4901 Marshal St.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Mailing Address:
402 Violet Street, Golden, CO 80401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/23/2004

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 04/05/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101751832

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
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	Other	19260021 B02	07/14/2004	08/01/2004	$1,000	$1,500	$0	08/03/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201751260

Event: 04/28/2004

Employee killed by auger in trench

On April 28, 2004, Employee #1 was working with the owner of a sign company. They had worked numerous times before and were in the process of digging out three holes, approximately 7 ft deep and 30 inches wide. The owner was operating a 1985 Ford digger derrick truck. At the third hole, they hit concrete at 64 inches deep. Employee #1 entered the hole and drilled with a rotating hammer into the concrete to break it up, and exited the hole. The owner saw Employee #1 standing nearby and proceeded to place the auger back in the hole and continued to dig. The owner stated that Employee #1 began walking east of the holes, while he was pulling up and swinging the auger westward then north to spin off the dirt. The owner then swung the auger back to the hole and began digging again. The owner pulled up the auger and saw Employee #1 attached to the auger. The owner couldn't see into the hole from the operator's seat and did not know that Employee #1 had returned to the hole. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, CAUGHT BY, TRENCH, CRUSHED, AUGER, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110544061			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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