Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1382602.015 - Gruber Excavating, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1382602.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 03/05/2019

Site Address:
Gruber Excavating, Inc
50 Oak Grove Road
Pine Grove, PA 17963

Mailing Address:
2617 Fair Road, Auburn, PA 17922

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: 03/05/2019

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 09/02/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1432472	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,956	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,956
Current Penalty	$7,956	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,956
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	19260020 B01	04/01/2019	04/19/2019	$3,978	$3,978	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	04/01/2019	04/19/2019	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01002A	Serious	19260652 A01	04/01/2019	04/19/2019	$3,978	$3,978	$0	Z - Issued
4.	01002B	Serious	19260651 K01	04/01/2019	04/19/2019	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 114894.015

Event: 03/05/2019

Employee sustains crushing injuries in trench collapse

At 10:53 a.m. on March 5, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an excavation company, was working at the site of a residential structure. He entered an 8-foot deep excavation that had no protective system and, using a hand shovel, proceeded to remove soil from the building foundation. A sheet of soil sloughed off the north side wall of the excavation, striking and partially engulfing the employee. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted. Employee #1 required treatment for crushing injuries that included two fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a collapsed lung.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Collapsed lung, Crushed, Engulfed, Excavation, Falling Object, Fracture, Puncture, Residential Construction, Rib, Shovel, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench, Unprotected, Wall

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1382602.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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