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Inspection: 2290039 - John Neri Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 2290039
Report ID: 0521400
Date Opened: 01/22/1987

Site Address:
John Neri Construction Company
633 Catherine Court
Wood Dale, IL 60191

Mailing Address:
760 Factory Road, Addison, IL 60101

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/05/1987

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 04/20/1987

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360121016
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,000
Current Penalty $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,000
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. 01001A Serious 19260652 B 02/10/1987 02/13/1987 $640 $640 $0 -  
2. 01001B Serious 19260021 B02 02/10/1987 03/10/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
3. 01002 Serious 19260652 K 02/10/1987 02/13/1987 $360 $360 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14382097
Event: 01/21/1987
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH COLLAPSE

AT 8:30 AM ON JANUARY 21, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A LABORER, WAS SETTING SEWER PIPE IN A TRENCH. THE TRENCH WAS APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET DEEP, 4 FEET WIDE AT THE BOTTOM AND 10 FEET WIDE AT THE TOP. THE EMPLOYEE WOULD UNHOOK THE SEWER PIPE AFTER IT HAD BEEN LOWERED INTO THE TRENCH, LEVEL AND ALIGN IT. AS HE FINISHED THE FOURTH SECTION OF PIPE AND PREPARED TO LEAVE THE TRENCH THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TRENCH WALL COLLAPSED ONTO HIM. OTHER EMPLOYEES MANAGED TO CLEAR HIS HEAD BY THE TIME THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. WHEN THE PARAMEDICS AND FIREMEN ARRIVED THE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE PULLED FROM THE SITE FOR INTERVIEWS. DURING THE RECOVERY OPERATION THE TRENCH COLLAPSED TWICE MORE, EVEN THOUGH PARTIAL SHORING HAD BEEN INSTALLED. WHEN THE BODY WAS UNCOVERED (AFTER 5 HOURS), IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PRY BAR THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING TO ALIGN THE PIPE SECTIONS HAD STRUCK HIS LOWER JAW. THE TRAUMA FROM THAT BLOW WAS THE APPARENT CAUSE OF DEATH. CITATIONS WERE RECOMMENDED FOR NOT SLOPING OR SHORING (OR PROVIDING EQIVALENT PROTECTION), A LACK OF TRAINING AND A DEFECTIVE TRENCH BOX.

Keywords: TRENCH BOX, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, STRUCK BY, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 2290039 Fatality Puncture Occupation not reported
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