Inspection Detail
Inspection: 14600472 - Pipeline Specialists Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)
Site Address:
Pipeline Specialists Inc
73rd Ave And Union Hills
Glendale, AZ 85303
Mailing Address:
3910 W Indian School, Phoenix, AZ 85019
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/25/1985
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/03/2016
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360734628 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
Current Penalty | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 |
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 | 05/10/1985 | 05/13/1985 | $250 | $1,000 | $0 | 05/30/1985 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260652 B | 05/10/1985 | 05/13/1985 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 05/30/1985 | F - Formal Settlement | |
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260652 H | 05/10/1985 | 05/13/1985 | $250 | $1,000 | $0 | 05/30/1985 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was fine grading a trench with fill that was being thrown down by two coworkers when the trench caved in. Employee #1 was trapped under 3 ft of dirt for approximately 5 minutes; he suffered three broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder. The trench was not adequately shored nor was it sloped. The trench was 7 ft 15 in. deep at the site of the accident, with an overall length of approximately 234 ft long The trench was not adequately shored nor was it sloped.
Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RIB, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 14600472 | Non Hospitalized injury | Dislocation | Construction laborers |