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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126756287 - Whitaker Const Co
Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Whitaker Const Co
Highway 89 & Mutton Hollow Road
Kaysville, UT 84037
Mailing Address:
34 West 4 North, Brigham City, UT 84302
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/07/1996
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/20/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361534837 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $1,650 | $0 | $0 | $1,650 |
| Current Penalty | $1,050 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,050 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260652 A01 | 04/18/1996 | 04/22/1996 | $1,050 | $1,650 | $0 | A - Amendment |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, age 19, and a coworker were in a 10 ft square by 10 ft high trench box, making a pipe connection in a 14 ft deep excavation in the outside barrow of a highway. Adjacent to their trench box was a trench shield designed to prevent the road from caving in, and on the other side of the box the trench was sloped away. The box also had a 4 ft section stacked on top of it. This meant the two men had 14 ft of vertical shield on three sides, with the fourth side sloped back. Employee #1 and his coworker planned to run their pipe underneath an existing 6 in. water line made of an asbestos composite called transite. The soil in the trench was moist when the two men started to work. A small section of the sloped trench wall gave way and slid into the trench box. It struck Employee #1 in the back of the legs and knocked him down. His coworker was attempting to extricate him when the transite water pipe ruptured. Employee #1 drowned.
Keywords: INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RUPTURE, UNSTABLE SURFACE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, DROWN, CAVE-IN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126756287 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers |