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Inspection: 14918957 - Plymouth Plumbing Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

 

Inspection Nr: 14918957
Report ID: 0552700
Date Opened: 04/04/1984

Site Address:
Plymouth Plumbing Inc
8041 Ithaca Lane
Maple Grove, MN 55369

Mailing Address:
14228 23rd Ave No, Plymouth, MN 55441

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/2016

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360589915
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 3 5
Current Violations 2 3 5
Initial Penalty $393 $0 $0 $0 $0 $393
Current Penalty $393 $0 $0 $0 $0 $393
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 I01 04/16/1984 04/19/1984 $93 $93 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19260652 B 04/16/1984 04/19/1984 $300 $300 $0 -  
3. 02001 Other 19260021 B02 04/16/1984 04/19/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 02002 Other 19260100 A 04/16/1984 04/19/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  
5. 02003 Other 19260652 H 04/16/1984 04/19/1984 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14447726
Event: 03/03/1984
TRENCH CAVE IN

ON APRIL 3, 1984 AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE PREPARING TO LAY 4" PVC SEWER PIPE IN A TRENCH THAT WAS ABOUT 30' LONG, 4' WIDE, AND 8' DEEP. THE TRENCH WALLS WERE ALMOST VERTICIAL, WITH NO SHORING, AND THE SPOIL BANK WAS RETAINED RIGHT TO THE EDGE OF THE NORTH WALL. WHILE THE EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE TRENCH TRYING TO LOCATE THE SEWER STUB-UP FROM THE STREET, THE NORTH WALL OF THE TRENCH CAVED-IN AND COVERED BOTH MEN. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED OF ASPHYXIA THORACIC COMPRESSION. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS RESCUED, SUFFERING FROM PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, SHORING, CAVE-IN, LEG, TRENCH, SLOPING

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 14918957 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported
2 14918957 Hospitalized injury Strain/Sprain Occupation not reported
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