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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18824615 - Bancroft Homes Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Bancroft Homes Inc.
28 Wellspring Circle
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Mailing Address:
9505 Reisterstown Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1521
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/11/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: N:Trench
Case Closed: 06/30/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360616429 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $580 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $580 |
| Current Penalty | $480 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B 2 | 01/05/1988 | 01/08/1988 | $240 | $290 | $0 | 02/01/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 19260652 B | 01/05/1988 | 01/08/1988 | $240 | $290 | $0 | 02/01/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 03001 | Other | 19260028 A | 01/05/1988 | 01/08/1988 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 02/01/1988 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM ON DECEMBER 3, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A 4 FEET WIDE, 5 FEET, 5 INCHES LONG AND 6 TO 7 FEET DEEP TRENCH. HE WAS USING A HAND SHOVEL TO DIG DOWN TO THE BUILDING'S FOOTERS SO THAT A CRACK IN THE FOUNDATION WALL COULD BE REPAIRED. WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE BASEMENT OF A TOWNHOUSE. THE PREVIOUS MORNING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD SATURATED THE AREA WITH WATER TO HELP DETERMINE THE EXACT AREA OF THE LEAK. TWO-FOURTHS OF THE TRENCH WALLS CONSIST OF DIRT AND TWO-FOURTHS CONSIST OF A BLOCK FOUNDATION WALL AND CONCRETE WALL. THE SOIL BEING EXCAVATED OUT OF THE TRENCH WAS OF A CLEAR BACK-FILL THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXCAVATED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO. EMPLOYEE #1 STATED THAT HE DID NOT SHORE UP THE TRENCH WALLS BUT HE DID BENCH STEP THE BACK WALL SOMEWHAT. THIS WAS NOT ADEQUATE BECAUSE A PORTION OF THE BACKWALL COLLAPSED AND TRAPPED EMPLOYEE #1 FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF HOUR. THE COLLAPSING SOIL STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND KNOCKED HIM TO A SITTING POSITION. HE WAS BURIED UP TO HIS MID CHEST. HE WAS RESCUED BY OTHER WORKERS AT THE SITE AND FLOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER AND RELEASED THE NEXT DAY. HE RECEIVED BRUISES TO HIS RIGHT SIDE AND TORN CALF MUSCLES.
Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18824615 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |