Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1105630.015 - United Trenching, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1105630.015

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 11/13/2015

Site Address:
United Trenching, Inc.
Depel Dr. And N. Sooner Rd.
Edmond, OK 73034

Mailing Address:
5506 Stewart Drive, Mustang, OK 73064

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/14/2015

Emphasis: N:Svep, N:Trench, L:Constr6

Case Closed: 03/28/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1038142

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		2			3
Current Violations	1		2			3
Initial Penalty	$4,200	$0	$28,000	$0	$0	$32,200
Current Penalty	$2,100	$0	$14,000	$0	$0	$16,100
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260651 K01	02/02/2016	02/08/2016	$2,100	$4,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Repeat	19260651 C02	02/02/2016	02/08/2016	$7,000	$14,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Repeat	19260652 A01	02/02/2016	02/08/2016	$7,000	$14,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 80996.015

Event: 11/13/2015

Employee installing pipeline is killed in trench collapse

At 4:15 p.m. on November 13, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a trenching company, was installing sewer pipelines. He was working inside a 21-foot 6-inch trench when a trench wall collapsed. Employee #1 was struck and buried under the falling soil. Employee #1 was killed in the collapse.

Keywords: Buried, Collapse, Construction, Installing, Pipeline, Sewer, Struck By, Trench, Unstable Soil, Wall

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1105630.015	37	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers

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