Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116114091 - Hoponey Excavating, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116114091

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 07/31/1997

Site Address:
Hoponey Excavating, Inc.
3052 Stevens Circle South
Erie, CO 80516

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 212, Golden, CO 80402

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/04/1997

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 10/28/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101570315

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260651 J02	09/30/1997	10/06/1997	$2,100	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19260651 K01	09/30/1997	10/06/1997	$2,100	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Serious	19260652 A01	09/30/1997	10/06/1997	$2,100	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201570140

Event: 07/31/1997

Employee killed in trench cave-in

On July 31, 1997, Employee #1, sole proprietor of Young Construction, was working for Raintree Homes, Inc., the general contractor for a new home subdivision in Erie County. He was in an approximately 9 ft deep trench, hooking up a new home's sanitary and storm sewer lines to the street connections, when the vertical walls caved-in. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: SLOPING, WORK RULES, CAVE-IN, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116114091					Occupation Not Listed

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