Inspection Detail
Inspection: 15220775 - Independent Construction Company
Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Manassas (Regional Office)- Safety 0355114
Site Address:
Independent Construction Company
3655 Wheeler Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304
Mailing Address:
8300 Merrifield Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22031
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/23/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/12/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360632624 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,530 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,530 |
| Current Penalty | $750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 04/22/1988 | 06/15/1988 | $720 | $720 | $0 | 05/20/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260652 B | 04/22/1988 | 04/26/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 05/20/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19260652 H | 04/22/1988 | 04/26/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 05/20/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01002A | Serious | 19260651 C | 04/22/1988 | 04/26/1988 | $750 | $810 | $0 | 05/20/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01002B | Serious | 19260651 M | 04/22/1988 | 04/26/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 05/20/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 02001 | Other | ARM001103 A | 04/22/1988 | 04/30/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 02002 | Other | 19260021 B02 | 04/22/1988 | 04/27/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TROWELL FINISH A CONCRETE CAP OVER THE JOINT OF A CONCRETE PIPE CONNECTED TO A STEEL PIPE STORM DRAIN. THE CONNECTION WAS LOCATED IN AN EXCAVATION LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE. THE PIPE, A 12 INCH STEEL STORM DRAIN, RAN SOUTH THRU THE EXCAVATION AND INTO A TRENCH AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE EXCAVATION. THIS PIPE RAN INTO THE TRENCH APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET. THE TRENCH WAS 9 FEET 4 INCHES DEEP AT THE EXCAVATION, AND RAN SOUTH AN ADDITIONAL 37 FEET. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BROUGHT A BUCKET OF WATER TO HIS COWORKER AND WALKED AWAY. A FEW MINUTES LATER HIS COWORKER HEARD SOMEONE YELL EMPLOYEE #1'S NAME. THE COWORKER TURNED AND SAW THE TRENCH COLLAPSING ON EMPLOYEE #1. THE WEST WALL OF THE ENTIRE TRENCH BROKE LOOSE APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET BACK, KNOCKING EMPLOYEE #1 TO HIS KNEES AND BURYING HIM. HIS FELLOW EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS ON SITE IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO FREE HIM. THEY WERE ABLE TO UNEARTH HIM TO HIS SHOULDERS, BUT COULD NOT SAVE HIS LIFE. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT DATED OCTOBER 30, 1987 STATED THAT THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF A CRUSHED CHEST ("ASPHYXIATION SECONDARY TO THORACIC COMPRESSION"). NEITHER THE TRENCH NOR THE EXCAVATION WERE SHORED, SLOPED, OR OTHERWISE PREVENTED FROM CAVING IN. THE 2 YEAR OLD BACKFILL SOIL, WHICH WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND TRASHY, WAS USED FOR THE TRENCH AND EXCAVATION.
Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15220775 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers |
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