Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2653251 - Van Buskirk Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 2653251

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 05/10/1985

Site Address:
Van Buskirk Construction
4 1/2 Miles South Of Hwy 22
Riverside, IA 52327

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1349, Sioux City, IA 51102

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/16/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/20/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360583389

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$360	$0	$0	$0	$0	$360
Current Penalty	$220	$0	$0	$0	$0	$220
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	Serious	19260652 B	05/29/1985	06/01/1985	$220	$360	$0	06/05/1985	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14453856

Event: 05/09/1985

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Employee #1 was relaying a section of 30-in.-diameter concrete reinforced pipe into a trench that was more than 9 ft deep. After cleaning the spigot and an existing pipe, he started to walk out of the trench. A backhoe operator noticed the south wall beginning to move and yelled to Employee #1 to get out of the trench. Employee #1 started to run, but was buried against the north wall. He died of suffocation due to internal injuries. The trench was dug in fill dirt and the banks were not shored.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2653251			Fatality	Asphyxia	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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