Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1313562.015 - Olson Digging Service

Inspection Information - Office: Sioux Falls Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1313562.015

Report ID: 0830400

Date Opened: 05/03/2018

Site Address:
Olson Digging Service
3708 East Brewster
Sioux Falls, SD 57106

Mailing Address:
608 South Horizon Lane, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/17/2018

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 01/19/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1334387
Inspection	1326925	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$12,934	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,934
Current Penalty	$7,760	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,760
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.	01001A	Serious	19260652 A01	07/02/2018	07/26/2018	$7,760	$12,934	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260651 H01	07/02/2018	07/26/2018	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19260651 K02	07/02/2018	07/26/2018	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 105257.015

Event: 05/03/2018

Employee is caught by excavation walls as they collapse and

At 11;00 a.m. on May 3, 2018, an employee was working in an excavation digging for utility lines. The employee was trapped and buried by the excavation's walls when they collapsed and the employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Buried, Caught By, Collapse, Excavation, Trench

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1313562.015	34	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators

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