Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1491304.015 - Eriksen Construction Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1491304.015

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 09/03/2020

Site Address:
Eriksen Construction Co., Inc.
320 West Glenvil St
Clay Center, NE 68933

Mailing Address:
2546 South Highway 30, Blair, NE 68008

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/03/2020

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 07/12/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1655622	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$6,747	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,747
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$6,747	$0	$6,747
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	Other	19260652 A01	09/30/2020	10/27/2020	$6,747	$6,747	$0	10/26/2020	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129209.015

Event: 09/02/2020

Employee breaks several bones when caught in trench collapse

At 8:30 a.m. on September 2, 2020, an employee working for a building contractor had entered an unprotected trench to clear a clogged drainpipe. One wall of the trench collapsed onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple broken bones, contusions, sprains and dislocations including his face, back, arms, wrists, jaw and ribs.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Chest, Clearing, Clogged, Collapse, Commercial Building, Construction, Contusion, Dislocated, Face, Falling Object, Fracture, Jaw, Lack of Engineering Controls, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rib, Safety Device, Sprain, Struck By, Trench, Unstable Soil, Wrist, Wrong Equipment

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1491304.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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