Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1658692.015 - Armando Lemus

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Chattanooga Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 1658692.015

Report ID: 0454713

Date Opened: 04/16/2022

Site Address:
Armando Lemus
351 River Run Trail
Spring City, TN 37381

Mailing Address:
78 Fox Road, Pilesgrove, NJ 08098

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

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

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/16/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/05/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1885476
Inspection	1590196	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 154882.015

Event: 04/16/2022

Employee is killed when crushed by trench wall collapse

At 2:00 p.m. on April 16, 2022, an employee was digging in a approximately 10-foot deep trench with shovels and pick axes. The trench walls were unprotected and a wall collapsed on the employee. The employee was crushed and killed by the dirt and rocks.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Engulfed, Excavation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Residential Construction, Rock, Torso, Trench, Trench Digger, Unstable Soil, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1658692.015	59	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer

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