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Inspection: 1174895 - Barkley-Cupit Enterprises Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1174895
Report ID: 0418100
Date Opened: 02/12/1987

Site Address:
Barkley-Cupit Enterprises Inc.
8780 Mount Rushmore
Alpharetta, GA 30201

Mailing Address:
3130 Rivermont Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7997

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/13/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 03/19/1987

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 900541764 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 3 4
Current Violations 1 3 4
Initial Penalty $640 $0 $0 $0 $0 $640
Current Penalty $500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $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. 01001A Serious 19260652 B 02/23/1987 02/26/1987 $500 $640 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01001B Serious 19260651 C 02/23/1987 02/26/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01001C Serious 19260651 I01 02/23/1987 02/26/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01001D Serious 19260652 H 02/23/1987 02/26/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 01001E Serious 19260450 A01 02/23/1987 02/26/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 01001F Serious 19260021 B02 02/23/1987 02/26/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
7. 02001 Other 19040002 A 02/23/1987 03/12/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
8. 02002 Other 19040005 A 02/23/1987 03/12/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
9. 02003 Other 19260650 E 02/23/1987 02/26/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 607861
Event: 02/12/1987
TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE IN A TRENCH ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE DAMAGED SECTIONS OF PVC PIPE USED TO PROVIDE IRRIGATION WATER FOR A GOLF COURSE. THEY HAD ALREADY REMOVED SEVERAL LENGTHS OF PIPE, AND WERE TRYING TO REMOVE ONE OTHER LENGTH WHICH WAS INSIDE SOME STEEL CASING. ONE OF THE TRENCH WALLS SUDDENLY COLLAPSED, TRAPPING BOTH EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A FRACTURED PELVIS AND RIB INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED LEG CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS. THE TRENCH WAS 6 1/2 FEET DEEP AND 3 1/2 FEET WIDE AT THE POINT OF THE CAVE-IN. NO SHORING WAS INSTALLED, NOR WERE THE BANKS SLOPED. NO LADDER WAS PROVIDED. THE EMPLOYEES WERE NOT TRAINED. EXCAVATED DIRT WAS LEFT AT THE TRENCH'S EDGE. THE TRENCH SIDES HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISTURBED. THE EMPLOYEES DID NOT WEAR HARD HATS. A JOHN DEERE 400 BACKHOE WAS USED TO DIG THE TRENCH. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE GOLF COURSE AND COUNTRY CLUB.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, CRUSHED, RIB, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1174895 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported
2 1174895 Non Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported
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