Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124621525 - Progressive Contracting Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 124621525

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 10/27/1993

Site Address:
Progressive Contracting Inc
5000 West State
Hurricane, UT 84737

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1930, St George, UT 84771

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/27/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/01/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361531601

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$3,300	$0	$0	$275	$0	$3,575
Current Penalty	$3,300	$0	$0	$275	$0	$3,575
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	11/18/1993	11/22/1993	$1,650	$1,650	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 A01	11/18/1993	11/22/1993	$1,650	$1,650	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	10100040401	11/18/1993	11/22/1993	$275	$275	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170560189

Event: 10/26/1993

Employee killed when hit in head by falling rock

Employee #1 was cutting a trench for a sewer line through what the company classified as solid rock. The rock had fissures and cracks and the excavation was on a known fault line. Most of the trench was not more than 3 feet deep, but at the accident site, because of the shape of the hill that it was on, the trench was 7 1/2 feet deep. The trench was being cut by a diamond saw 2 feet wide. The bottom of the trench was 2 feet wide and the top of the trench was 32 inches. Two large rocks separated from the south side of the trench. The first rock is estimated to have been 6 feet long, an average of 3 feet wide, and an average of 1 foot through. The first rock landed on Employee #1's head and pinned him between it and a cast iron pipe. The second rock was much larger. It sealed the top of the trench, but never came into contact with the first rock or with Employee #1, who was alive when he was removed from the trench. He was transported to the Dixie Medical Center, where he died about 2 hours later.

Keywords: HEAD, ROCK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SHORING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124621525			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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