Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1409463.015 - Ward & Burke Tunneling Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1409463.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 06/20/2019

Site Address:
Ward & Burke Tunneling Inc.
13545 Euclid
Cleveland, OH 44105

Mailing Address:
20 S. 3rd Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/20/2019

Emphasis: N:Trench, L:Fall

Case Closed: 08/28/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	1466235	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$9,282	$0	$0	$6,630	$0	$15,912
Current Penalty	$6,497	$0	$0	$4,641	$0	$11,138
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	Serious	19260651 J02	07/25/2019		$6,497	$9,282	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	07/25/2019		$4,641	$6,630	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 118276.015

Event: 06/11/2019

Employee falls into trench and sustains multiple fractures

At 7:00 a.m. on June 11, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was above a trench and inspecting it for water. He walked onto a 4-foot by 4-foot piece of unsecured concrete balanced on the edge of the trench and fell into the trench. The employee was pinned against a trench box and injured. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the collarbone and thigh bone.

Keywords: Caught Between, Collarbone, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Inspecting, Lost Balance, Manhole, Pinned, Thigh, Trench, Trench Box, Unsecured, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1409463.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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