Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1593343.015 - Bencker Construction, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha Construction Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1593343.015

Report ID: 0552651

Date Opened: 05/02/2022

Site Address:
Bencker Construction, Llc
10851 60th Street Se
Alto, MI 49302

Mailing Address:
7036 Alden Nash Avenue, Alto, MI 49302

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236115/New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/2022

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 11/10/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1890589

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 145903.015

Event: 04/29/2022

Two Employees are killed by asphyxiation when trench collaps

At 8:30 p.m. on April 29, 2022, two employees were placing drainage pipes in a 10-foot-deep trench as part of a pole building construction project. The trench collapsed and crushed both employees, killing them. The homeowner stopped at the job site to see the progress of the work when he noticed the excavation had collapsed and called 911. Authorities worked until 2:00 a.m. to recover the employees but both had been asphyxiated.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Building, Chest, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Drain Pipe, Excavation, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Pipe, Trench, Undrgrd Installation, Unprotected, Unstable Soil

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1593343.015	68	M	Fatality		Construction laborers
2	1593343.015	59	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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