Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1423755 - Reddico Construction Co Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office
Site Address:
Reddico Construction Co Inc
Intersection Of Virginia & Woody Streets
Porter, TX 77365
Mailing Address:
P O Box 3549, Conroe, TX 77305
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/23/1984
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/16/1984
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360548432 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $1,840 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,840 |
Current Penalty | $920 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $920 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 06/06/1984 | 06/09/1984 | $320 | $640 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260651 I01 | 06/06/1984 | 06/09/1984 | $320 | $640 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01003A | Serious | 19260652 B | 06/06/1984 | 06/09/1984 | $280 | $560 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 01003B | Serious | 19260652 K | 06/06/1984 | 06/09/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employees #1 and #2 and four coworkers were laying 8 in. diameter sewer pipe in a 13 ft deep by 6 ft wide trench in a residential area of Porter, TX. They were using a 4 ft by 8 ft by 16 ft wide trench box that was being pulled by an Akerman backhoe, model H14, that was also digging out the trench. The employees left the trench box to grade an area where a manhole was being dug. While they were outside the trench box, the south wall of the trench collapsed, killing Employees #1 and #2.
Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1423755 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 1423755 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |