Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116111469 - Three Rivers Diving,Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116111469

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 04/07/1995

Site Address:
Three Rivers Diving,Inc.
Sioux Power Plant
West Alton, MO 63386

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box189, Herculaneum, MO 63048

Union Status: Union

SIC:7389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/21/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/21/1995

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	$1,050	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,050
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100022 C	05/04/1995	05/09/1995	$1,050	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170336341

Event: 04/07/1995

Employee dies after fall through unsecured grate into well

Employee #1, a diver, was connecting a pump motor in a fish screen well. He exited the well using a 30 foot fixed ladder and stepped across the grate being used as a landing platform. Within 10 seconds of exiting the well, he spoke briefly with a coworker, then collapsed and fell through the well's grated opening. The well, which measured 34 inches wide by 9 feet long and 30 feet deep, had different sections of grating covering the well's opening. A 5 1/2 foot section of the grating was removed to allow material to be fed to the bottom of the well. No protection was provided to prevent Employee #1 from stepping into the opening. He died of severe head, chest, and abdominal injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, ABDOMEN, WORK RULES, WELL, GRATING, FALL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116111469			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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