Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1350088.015 - Biszko Contracting, Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1350088.015

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 10/01/2018

Site Address:
Biszko Contracting, Corp.
Evergreen Ave & South Rd
Bedford, MA 01730

Mailing Address:
20 Development Street, Fall River, MA 02721

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: 10/01/2018

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 05/13/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1386931	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$13,260	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,260
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19260251 A02 I	03/08/2019		$1,000	$6,630	$0	04/03/2019	R - Review Commission
2.	01002	Serious	19260651 J02	03/08/2019		$0	$6,630	$0	04/03/2019	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 113721.015

Event: 10/01/2018

Employee receives leg fracture when trench collapses

At 8:00 a.m. on October 1, 2018, an employee worked to connect a water pipe in a trench. At some point, the employee stepped out of the trench box to remove the chain from a pipe when the side of the trench collapsed onto the employee's leg. The employee received a fractured tibia and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Collapse, Connecting, Fracture, Leg, Tibia, Trench, Trench Box, Water Pipe

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1350088.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.