Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1394112.015 - Backhoe Excavating, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1394112.015

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 04/16/2019

Site Address:
Backhoe Excavating, Inc.
925 Camberly Drive
Windsor, CO 80550

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 12, Firestone, CO 80520

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

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

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/2019

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 09/28/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1446855
Inspection	1396203	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	3			2		5
Initial Penalty	$31,446	$0	$0	$0	$0	$31,446
Current Penalty	$23,868	$0	$0	$1,132	$0	$25,000
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	Other	19101200 G08	09/25/2019	10/30/2019	$0	$3,789	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Other	19101200 H01	09/25/2019	10/30/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19260651 H01	09/25/2019	10/30/2019	$5,304	$5,304	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19260651 K02	09/25/2019	10/30/2019	$5,304	$5,304	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19260652 A01	09/25/2019	10/30/2019	$13,260	$13,260	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005A	Other	19261053 B15	09/25/2019	10/30/2019	$1,132	$3,789	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01005B	Other	19261053 B16	09/25/2019	10/30/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 115489.015

Event: 04/16/2019

Two employees are caught in trench cave-in and suffocate

At 2:15 p.m. on April 16, 2019, two employees were laying sewer pipe in a trench and became caught in it when the trench collapsed. Both employees suffocated and died from asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Cave-In, Collapse, Pipe, Suffocated, Trench

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1394112.015	26	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy
2	1394112.015	42	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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