Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1435555.015 - Ballard Construction Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1435555.015

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 10/02/2019

Site Address:
Ballard Construction Company, Inc.
Near Waterford Blvd
Opelika, AL 36801

Mailing Address:
3101 Narrow Lane, Kellyton, AL 35089

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

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

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/02/2019

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 12/17/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1504415	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2	1				3
Current Violations	2	1				3
Initial Penalty	$7,956	$26,520	$0	$0	$0	$34,476
Current Penalty	$5,000	$14,000	$0	$0	$0	$19,000
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.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	11/25/2019	12/06/2019	$2,500	$3,978	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260651 C02	11/25/2019	12/06/2019	$2,500	$3,978	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Willful	19260652 A01	11/25/2019	12/06/2019	$14,000	$26,520	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120420.015

Event: 10/01/2019

Employee fractures vertebrae in trench collapse

At 2:30 p.m. on October 1, 2019, an employee was working in a trench measuring the grade when a section of the trench wall collapsed on him. The employee was hospitalized to treat three fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Crushed, Crushing, Engulfed, Fracture, Trench, Trench Box, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1435555.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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