Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14842496 - W A Bowie & Sons Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 14842496

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 04/25/1984

Site Address:
W A Bowie & Sons Inc
300 Commerce St
Havre De Grace, MD 21078

Mailing Address:
4212 Brookfield Dr, Kensington, MD 20895

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1522

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/30/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/03/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360587943

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$460
Current Penalty	$460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$460
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
1.	01001	Serious	19260651 M	06/12/1984	06/15/1984	$460	$460	$0	06/28/1984	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19260028 A	06/12/1984	06/15/1984	$0	$0	$0	06/28/1984	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19260050 D01	06/12/1984	06/15/1984	$0	$0	$0	06/28/1984	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14459523

Event: 04/25/1984

BEARING WALL FELL INTO ADJACENT EXCAVATION ONTO EMPLOYEES

ON 4-25-84, THREE EMPLOYEES WERE IN AN EXCAVATION, LEVELING OFF THE BOTTOM WITH SHOVELS. THIS WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF POURING FOOTERS FOR THE WALLS OF AN ELEVATOR SHAFT. ON 4-24-84 THE EMPLOYEES DUG BELOW THE BASE OF THE FOOTERS ON AN ADJACENT RETAINING WALL AND ALSO UNDERMINED THE BEARING WALL 16 INCHES. ON 4-24-84 THEY ALSO REMOVED THE FOOTERS UNDER THE RETAINING WALL, EXCEPT AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE EXCAVATION. THERE WAS ONE FOOT OF FOOTERS LEFT AT THE SOUTH END. THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE EXCAVATION SAFE AT THE RETAINING WALL AND THE WALL WAS NOT UNDERPINNED. THERE WAS 16 INCHES OF THE WALL OVER THE EXCAVATION AND 2 INCHES OF THE WALL WAS RESTING ON 1 INCH OF CONCRETE BASE. THE WALL WAS 4'4" WIDE WITH A 2'3" ARCH AND WAS 8' 10" HIGH AND 18 INCHES THICK. WALL AND ARCH WAS HELD ONLY AT THE ARCH AND TWO INCHES OF BASE ON A ONE INCH CONCRETE PAD. THE WALL AND ARCH FELL INTO THE EXCAVATION ONTO THE THREE EMPLOYEES.

Keywords: FOOTINGS, EXCAVATION, UNDERPINNING, COLLAPSE, RETAINING WALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14842496	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers
2	14842496	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.
3	14842496	Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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