Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1510451.015 - Weaver Environmental Services, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office
Site Address:
Weaver Environmental Services, Inc.
7189 New Life Circle
Huntsville, AL 35806
Mailing Address:
1110 Putman Drive Nw, Huntsville, AL 35816
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/16/2021
Emphasis: N:Svep, N:Trench
Case Closed: 05/01/2023
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1721379 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Initial Penalty | $15,018 | $95,572 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $110,590 |
Current Penalty | $12,014 | $76,458 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $88,472 |
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 | 19260651 I03 | 07/14/2021 | $4,369 | $5,461 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260651 K01 | 07/14/2021 | $7,646 | $9,557 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
3. | 02001 | Willful | 19260652 A01 | 07/14/2021 | $76,458 | $95,572 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 1:00 p.m. on January 15, 2021, an employee entered a straight walled, thirty-foot long, five to seven-foot high and four to six-foot wide trench to assist three coworkers to install a six-inch PVC sanitary sewer line. Shortly after entering the trench, a section of the northwest wall collapsed and buried the employee. The employee was killed by traumatic asphyxia.
Keywords: Asphyxiated, Buried, Collapse, Installing, Pipeline, Sewer, Traumatic, Trench
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1510451.015 | 56 | M | Fatality | Construction laborers |