Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1384672.015 - Superior Facilities Maintenance Services, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 1384672.015

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 03/13/2019

Site Address:
Superior Facilities Maintenance Services, Llc
12901 Wisteria Dr.
Germantown, MD 20874

Mailing Address:
10319 Westlake Dr. #177, Bethesda, MD 20817

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

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

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/11/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/23/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1438362

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	2		3		6
Current Violations	2			3		5
Initial Penalty	$2,050	$23,000	$0	$350	$0	$25,400
Current Penalty	$4,100	$0	$0	$350	$0	$4,450
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260651 K02	05/02/2019		$0	$2,050	$0	05/20/2019	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	19260021 B02	05/02/2019	05/10/2019	$2,050	$11,500	$0	05/20/2019	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02002	Serious	19260652 A01	05/02/2019		$2,050	$11,500	$0	05/20/2019	F - Formal Settlement
4.	03001	Other	19040004 A	05/02/2019	06/05/2019	$0	$0	$0	05/20/2019	F - Formal Settlement
5.	03002	Other	19040032 B06	05/02/2019	06/05/2019	$350	$350	$0	05/20/2019	F - Formal Settlement
6.	03003	Other	5-503(A)(1)	05/02/2019	06/05/2019	$0	$0	$0	05/20/2019	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 114872.015

Event: 03/05/2019

Employee sustains traumatic injuries when buried in trench c

At 3:00 p.m. on March 5, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in maintenance/repair work at a commercial construction site. He was connecting lengths of pipe in a trench that measured approximately 14 feet deep by 12 feet wide by 20 feet long. The wall of the trench collapsed, and the employee was buried up to his arm pits. A rescue ensued, and the employee was transported by emergency services to the hospital. He was admitted for treatment of traumatic compression/crushing injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Buried, Construction, Crushing, Excavation, Installing, Maintenance, Repair, Structural Collapse, Trench, Unguarded, Unprotected, Wall

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1384672.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators

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