Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1436896.015 - Popejoy Plumbing, Heating And Electric, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1436896.015

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 10/10/2019

Site Address:
Popejoy Plumbing, Heating And Electric, Inc.
712 S Countryside Ln.
Pontiac, IL 61764

Mailing Address:
203 S 10th St, Fairbury, IL 61739

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

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

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/2019

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 01/07/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1507259	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,282	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,282
Current Penalty	$5,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,600
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	19260652 A01	12/27/2019		$5,600	$9,282	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120787.015

Event: 10/09/2019

Employee fractures ribs during trench collapse

At 3:00 p.m. on October 9, 2019, an employee entered a trench with vertical walls approximately 12 feet deep to take measurement of a sewer pipe's diameter. The employee entered the excavation to obtain a measurement of the diameter of a sewer pipe. While inside the excavation, the south wall caved in. The employee was trapped against the north wall of the excavation to approximately chest level. The employee was trapped for approximately four hours while rescue personnel attempted to free him. The employee was transported and admitted to St Francis Medical Center to treat fractured ribs.

Keywords: Cave-In, Collapse, Excavation, Fracture, Pipe, Rib, Trapped, Trench

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1436896.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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