Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18529438 - Wit-Ni Construction Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18529438

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 06/21/1988

Site Address:
Wit-Ni Construction Company, Inc.
5000 West Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28208

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 19306, Charlotte, NC 28219

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1988

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 01/11/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360262448

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	7B0302 A	12/22/1988	12/28/1988	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	7C0101 A00 E1	12/22/1988	01/24/1989	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 810242

Event: 03/01/1988

Employee's ankles injured during trench cave-in

Employees #1 and #2 were using hand shovels to grade the bottom of a trench that was 10 to 11 ft deep and 42 in. wide at the bottom. The sides of the trench were straight to the 5 ft level and sloped 1:1 above the 5 ft level. The spoils pile was set back 4 to 5 ft. A 1 ft wide by 6 to 8 ft long section of the trench wall fell 1 ft 6 in. to 4 ft from the top. Employee #1's ankles were injured and required surgery. Employee #2 suffered no injuries. At 1:30 p.m. on March 1, 1988, before inspection, the trench was filled and the sewer line completed. According to management and employee interviews, the soil was average. After the accident, a layer of magnesium was found at the site of the cave-in.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18529438			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	18529438			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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