Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1344652.015 - L&E Construction Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1344652.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/04/2018

Site Address:
L&E Construction Llc
10408 Ivy Rd
Fayette, IA 52142

Mailing Address:
13578 170th St, Randalia, IA 52164

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/04/2018

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 09/10/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1379257	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$4,434	$0	$0	$207	$0	$4,641
Current Penalty	$4,434	$0	$0	$207	$0	$4,641
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	11/02/2018	12/07/2018	$2,217	$2,217	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 A01	11/02/2018	12/07/2018	$2,217	$2,217	$0	Z - Issued
3.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	11/02/2018		$207	$207	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 109911.015

Event: 09/04/2018

Employee incurs compression and contusion injuries to hip an

At 2:45 p.m. on September 4, 2018, an employee was working in an approximately twenty foot long by six foot deep by two foot wide trench dug parallel with an existing waterline. The employee was in the trench manually removing dirt from the waterline with a shovel. The previously removed soil collapsed onto the employee and buried the employee up to the hips. The employee was hospitalized for compression and contusion injuries to the hips and legs.

Keywords: Buried, Collapse, Contusion, Hip, Leg, Shovel, Trench

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1344652.015	25	F	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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