Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1435859.015 - Norman Martin Ii

Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha

Inspection Nr: 1435859.015

Report ID: 0155010

Date Opened: 10/02/2019

Site Address:
Norman Martin Ii
65 Woodpecker Lane
Plymouth, VT 05056

Mailing Address:
638 Baker Hill Road, Bridgewater, VT 05034

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Prog Related

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/02/2019

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 09/15/2020

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,956	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,956
Current Penalty	$4,772	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,772
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 K01	12/24/2019	12/31/2019	$2,386	$3,978	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 A01	12/24/2019	02/05/2020	$2,386	$3,978	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121137.015

Event: 09/30/2019

Employee is crushed in trench collapse

At 9:00 a.m. on September 30, 2019, an employee was working in a trench that was approximately 15-feet long, 48-inches deep at the west end, 72-inches at the east end and 8-feet wide. The water line was exposed in the center of the trench running parallel to it. The trench had not been benched or sloped and no protective systems had been installed. The employee entered the trench via a ladder at the west end and began using a shovel to clear dirt from around and under the metal water line to look for water leaks. The employee had been in the trench for approximately one minute when the south wall of the trench collapsed on top of him burying him up to his waist. The owner immediately entered the trench to perform rescue activities. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured orbital, fractures to L5, L7 vertebrae, 3 pelvic fractures and a fractured sacrum.

Keywords: Collapse, Crushed, Face, Fracture, Inspecting, Leak, Pelvis, Shovel, Spine, Tailbone, Trench, Trench Box, Vertebra, Water Pipe

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1435859.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury

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