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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 17644709 - Sun Vale Trucking Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Long Island Area Office
Site Address:
Sun Vale Trucking Inc.
2 Mindy Court
Lattingtown, NY 11560
Mailing Address:
55 Lawnside Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11802
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1711
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/31/1985
Emphasis: N:Trench
Case Closed: 01/16/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360524615 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Current Penalty | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| 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 | 19260651 I01 | 10/30/1985 | 11/03/1985 | $1 | $1 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260652 B | 10/30/1985 | 11/03/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER (GOVERNMENT) WORKER WERE WORKING IN A CURVED TRENCH. THE TRENCH WAS DUG IN UNSTABLE SANDY SOIL AND WAS 10 FEET DEEP, THREE FEET WIDE AND 75 FEET LONG. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LAYING DRAIN PIPE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING. AN 11,000 POUND BACKHOE WAS OPERATING 30 FEET FROM THE EMPLOYEES. A TWELVE FOOT BY THREE FOOT SECTION OF THE TRENCH WALL SLID DOWN, BURYING EMPLOYEE #1 UNDER TWELVE INCHES OF SOIL. HE WAS BURIED IN A CROUCHED POSITION. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UP AND WAS BURIED UP TO HIS NECK. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFOCATED BEFORE HE COULD BE RESCUED. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS RESCUED.
Keywords: SUFFOCATED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17644709 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |