Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116116377 - Piper Electric Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116116377

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 10/24/2000

Site Address:
Piper Electric Co. Inc.
3925 Monaco Pkwy
Denver, CO 80207

Mailing Address:
5960 Jay St., Arvada, CO 80134

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/2001

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction

Case Closed: 01/02/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101571511

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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 F	04/23/2001	05/03/2001	$3,500	$3,500	$0	05/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002A	Serious	19260021 B02	04/23/2001	04/18/2002	$3,500	$3,500	$0	05/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19260652 A01	04/23/2001	04/27/2001	$0	$0	$0	05/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201570793

Event: 10/23/2000

Employee Killed In Trench

Employee #1, an electrician, was installing conduit in a trench for an electrical feed system. The trench was between 3 ft and 6 ft deep. The area where the accident occurred was just over 3 ft deep. Employee #1 was installing the last piece of conduit when he was covered by the backfilling operation. The operator stated that he was told to fill in the area of a ramp and the area of the roadway where Employee #1 was working by Employee #1. There was no system of control for the machinery in place. Employee #1 was working alone. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, TRENCH, BURIED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116116377			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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